Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Aspects of the development of the history of science
- 2 History of science
- 3 Objectives and justification
- 4 Elements of theory of history
- 5 Objectivity in history
- 6 Explanations
- 7 Hypothetical history
- 8 Structure and organization
- 9 Anachronical and diachronical history of science
- 10 Ideology and myths in the history of science
- 11 Sources
- 12 Evaluation of source materials
- 13 Scientists' histories
- 14 Experimental history of science
- 15 The biographical approach
- 16 Prosopography
- 17 Scientometric historiography
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Aspects of the development of the history of science
- 2 History of science
- 3 Objectives and justification
- 4 Elements of theory of history
- 5 Objectivity in history
- 6 Explanations
- 7 Hypothetical history
- 8 Structure and organization
- 9 Anachronical and diachronical history of science
- 10 Ideology and myths in the history of science
- 11 Sources
- 12 Evaluation of source materials
- 13 Scientists' histories
- 14 Experimental history of science
- 15 The biographical approach
- 16 Prosopography
- 17 Scientometric historiography
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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- An Introduction to the Historiography of Science , pp. 216 - 231Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1987