In November 1853, publication in English of The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte, translated and condensed by Harriet Martineau. Martineau's two-volume translation popularized Comte's influential theory of the sciences in Britain. Image: Engraving of Auguste Comte. This image is in the public domain in the United States as its copyright has expired.

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