The history of science as the progress of the human spirit: The historiography of astronomy in the eighteenth century

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2017.05.004" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2017.05.004</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2017.05.004" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.shpsa.2017.05.004</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The history of science as the progress of the human spirit: The historiography of astronomy in the eighteenth century

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

In the eighteenth century, the historiography of astronomy was part of a wider discussion concerning the history of the human spirit. The concept of the human spirit was very popular among Enlightenment authors because it gave the history of human knowledge continuity, unity and meaning. Using this concept, scientists and historians of science such as Montucla, Lalande, Bailly and Laplace could present the history of astronomy in terms of a progress towards contemporary science that was slow and could be interrupted at times, but was still constant, regular, and necessary. In my paper I intend to explain how the originally philosophical concept of the human spirit was transferred to the history of astronomy. I also introduce the basic principles to which the development of the spirit is subject in astronomy, according to historians of astronomy. The third part of the paper describes how historians of astronomy took into account the effect of social and natural factors on the history of astronomy. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The history of science as the progress of the human spirit: The historiography of astronomy in the eighteenth century

Popis výsledku anglicky

In the eighteenth century, the historiography of astronomy was part of a wider discussion concerning the history of the human spirit. The concept of the human spirit was very popular among Enlightenment authors because it gave the history of human knowledge continuity, unity and meaning. Using this concept, scientists and historians of science such as Montucla, Lalande, Bailly and Laplace could present the history of astronomy in terms of a progress towards contemporary science that was slow and could be interrupted at times, but was still constant, regular, and necessary. In my paper I intend to explain how the originally philosophical concept of the human spirit was transferred to the history of astronomy. I also introduce the basic principles to which the development of the spirit is subject in astronomy, according to historians of astronomy. The third part of the paper describes how historians of astronomy took into account the effect of social and natural factors on the history of astronomy. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2017

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

ISSN

0039-3681

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

63

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

48-57

Kód UT WoS článku

000405054500006

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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