Historija nauke – razlika između verzija

Utvrđivanje tačnog porekla moderne nauke je moguće upotrebom mnogih važnih tekstova koji su sačuvani još od doba klasičnog sveta. Međutim, reč ''naučnik'' je relativno nova — skovao ju je Vilijam Vevel u [[19. vek|19-tom veku]]. Pre toga su se ljudi koji istražuju prirodu nazivali [[prirodna filozofija|prirodni filozofi]].

 

 

Naučni metodi se smatraju fundamentalnom komponentom moderne nauke i neki, a posebno posebno [[Filozofija nauke|naučni filozofi]] i praktičari&nbsp; smatraju ranija ispitivanja prirode ''pre naučnim''.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Hendrix |first=Scott E.|title=Natural Philosophy or Science in Premodern Epistemic Regimes? The Case of the Astrology of Albert the Great and Galileo Galilei”|journal=Teorie vědy / Theory of Science |year=2011 |volume=33 |issue=1 |pages=111-132 |url=http://teorievedy.flu.cas.cz/index.php/tv/issue/view/10 |accessdate = 20. 2. 2012.}}</ref> Tradicionalno, istoričari nauke su definisali nauku dovoljno široko da obuhvati ta ispitivanja.<ref>"For our purpose, science may be defined as ordered knowledge of natural phenomena and of the relations between them." William Cecil Dampier - Whetham, "Science", in ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', 11th ed. (New York: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc, 1911); <small>"Science comprises, first, the orderly and systematic comprehension, description and/or explanation of natural phenomena and, secondly, the [mathematical and logical] tools necessary for the undertaking." Marshall Clagett, ''Greek Science in Antiquity''</small> (New York: Collier Books, 1955); <small>"Science is a systematic explanation of perceived or imaginary phenomena, or else is based on such an explanation. Mathematics finds a place in science only as one of the symbolical languages in which scientific explanations may be expressed."</small> David Pingree, "Hellenophilia versus the History of Science," ''Isis'' '''83''', 559 (1982); Pat Munday, entry "History of Science," ''New Dictionary of the History of Ideas'' (Charles Scribner's Sons, 2005).</ref>