Study of how accounts of the scientific past are selected, organized and justified. Explaining why an investigator accepted a claim is distinct from endorsing that claim.
A retrospective account organized around the apparent inevitability of later scientific success. The problem is explanatory selection, not the mere recognition that some theories explain evidence better than others.
Interpreting past inquiry primarily through later categories, problems or standards. Distinct from presentism.
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Historiography of science is the study of how the history of science has been written and understood over time. It involves analyzing the methodologies, interpretations, and narratives that historians have used to describe the development of scientific ideas, practices, institutions, and technologies. This field encompasses various aspects, including: 1. **Historical Interpretation**: Examining how different historians have interpreted key events, figures, and transformations in the history of science.