The framework of science

"Scientific work never takes place in a vacuum, but the framework for cultivating science changes as much as scientific theories themselves. The volume presents these changing frameworks by analyzing a concept, a scientific work, a theory. When did imperial, national, institutional, local frameworks play a major role in global science, and how did these different aspects appear in the scientific texts and concepts themselves? Above all, the studies published here draw attention to the fact that science is an integral part of the surrounding cultural and social world, and various factors can become a determining factor in the process of science production. the can they cover a wide range of fields: examining each episode in the history of medicine, psychology, sociology, mathematics, astronomy and geology, they surround these issues with interesting, high-quality writing that is acceptable to a wide readership. "