On the Track of Ideas and Explanations down the Centuries: The History of Science Today.

Dhombres, Jean

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ERIC Number: EJ431794

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Publication Date: 1990

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On the Track of Ideas and Explanations down the Centuries: The History of Science Today.

Dhombres, Jean

Impact of Science on Society, v40 n3 p187-206 1990

Ways of describing the past of science and studying the evolution of scientific ideas are presented. Sociology and scientific ideas, the use of the history of science, historians of science, and why the history of science is needed are discussed. (KR)

Descriptors: Ancient History, Epistemology, Philosophy, Researchers, Science and Society, Science History, Scientific Enterprise, Sociology

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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