The difference in the history of science, the significance of the history of science

The significance of the history of science is to serve science itself.

The history of science is the study of the historical development of science and scientific knowledge, including the natural and social sciences.

Through the late 20th century (the history of the arts and humanities is called the history of scholarship.

The first-order history of science and the second-order history of science are closely related.

What we call "history" is always what is "told".

Behind every "historical narrative" is a set of historical "concepts" of the narrator.

This set of "concepts" governs what historical narrators and historians choose to say and what not to say, and how they tell and arrange historical "facts" in various forms.

As far as the history of science is concerned, this set of concepts is first and foremost the concept of "science", and secondly, there is also the "view of history", and the different "views of science" and "view of history" determine the different scope, different contents, and different ways of narrating the history of science.

The history of science is an interdisciplinary discipline that is now officially independent internationally – at least for more than half a century.

However, if we had to find a "belonging" object for it, there seemed to be two options: one for science and the other for history.

There are a number of interesting ideas and consequences involved in this question.

The history of natural science, is it science or history? Or should it be seen as a branch of the natural sciences, or as a part of history? From the perspective of common sense, science and technology are a part of human life, and the study of its history should certainly be regarded as part of a broader history.

For many years, however, the history of science and technology has been regarded as a branch of, or a vassal of, the natural sciences in China.

The research institute on the history of natural sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which has the strongest research strength in the history of science and technology in China, is under the jurisdiction of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

This fact is the most powerful symbol of the history of science and technology as a branch of natural sciences in China.

Researchers of the history of science and technology in colleges and universities are usually attached to the departments of astronomy, mathematics, physics, and chemistry ......among them.

The history of astronomy is again a special case in the history of science.

For many years, there has been a sub-discipline of "History of Astronomy" recognized under "Astronomy" in China, and this is unique among the various disciplines of science - for example, there is no sub-discipline of "History of Mathematics" under "Mathematics", there is no sub-discipline of "History of Physics" under "Physics", and there is no sub-discipline of "History of Chemistry" under "Chemistry" ,......

This small special treatment of the history of astronomy is considered to be "in line with international standards" - because the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has a "46th Commission", that is, a specialized committee on the history of astronomy, so it is considered reasonable for the history of astronomy to be recognized under astronomy.

This special treatment of the history of astronomy, of course, is beneficial to its own development, but it also provides a seemingly convincing case for the notion that the history of science is a vassal of science.

The main reason for this phenomenon is that the history of science and technology has special requirements for its researchers.

Often, the study of the history of a discipline requires the researcher to have formal training in that discipline.

The study of the history of astronomy, for example, requires formal training in astronomy, which the average historian is powerless.

Over time, many researchers of the history of science and technology tend to feel that they are closer to the discipline they study by blood and farther from the Qingxin of history.

However, this feeling, while natural, is obviously intellectually problematic.

This has had a profound impact on the study of the history of science and technology in China.

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