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GLnoG t1_iupfc7q wrote

Reply to comment by drdan82408a in Does Science Need History? A Conversation with Lorraine Daston by Maxwellsdemon17

You could argue science is a part of history. It was developed, and that process is registered in books; that process of development of scientific knowledge is history in itself.

Newton creating calculus is a part of maths history. Einstein coming up with relativity is a part of physics history, to name some examples.

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Pendu_uM t1_iupt9ok wrote

I thought it more like this, in science, induction or single data points happen and then is part of the past and is analysed, and through getting an understanding of past events, you can start to try and predict future data points. History in this sense can be seen as instances of specific events that can be used to substantiate a claim or theory.

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[deleted] t1_iuqszoi wrote

You got your history a little off. Both Newton and Leibniz are credited with inventing calculus.

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