History of Science

Research methods has not come up overnight, but has evolved through hundreds of years of science. The history of science is interesting and intriguing, giving an insight into the developments of modern science.

There are several pioneers who shaped the current research. You may like to look at who invented the scientific method [3] to get an idea of the early scientists and the influence they have, directly or indirectly, on what every researcher does today.

The History of Scientific Method [4]

Biology, Zoology, Medicine

Aristotle’s Zoology [5] - History of Biology

Islamic Scholars and Biology [6] - History of Biology

Islamic Ophthalmology [7] and Islamic Medicine

Ancient Medicine [8] - History of Medicine

Islamic Medicine [9] - History of Medicine

Chemistry and Physics

Alchemy and the Philosopher's Stone [10] - History of Chemistry

Islamic Alchemy [11] - History of Chemistry

Chinese Alchemy [12] - History of Chemistry

Ancient Physics [13] - History of Physics

Psychology

Aristotle’s Psychology [14] - History of Psychology

Islamic Psychology [15] - History of Psychology

Psychology in the Middle Ages (PART I) [16]

Psychology in the Middle Ages (PART II) [17]

Psychology in the Middle Ages (PART III) - St Augustine [18]

Psychology in the Middle Ages (PART IV) - Collective Psychology [19]

Psychology in the Middle Ages (PART V) - Early Reniassance and Aquinas [20]

Psychology in the Middle Ages (PART VI) - Mental Hospitals [21]

Mathematics

Ancient Mathematics [22] - History of Mathematics

Babylonian Mathematics [23] - History of Mathematics

Egyptian Mathematics [24] - History of Mathematics

Greek Geometry [25]

Archimedes [26] - Greek Mathematics

Archimedes' War Machines [27]

Euclid [28] - Greek Mathematics

Pythagoras [29] - Greek Mathematics

Thales [30] - Greek Mathematics

Heron of Alexandria [31] - Greek Mathematics

Heron's Inventions [32] - Greek Mathematics

Heron's Fountain [33] - Greek Mathematics

Ancient Experiments - How to Conduct Them

Heron's Aeolipile Experiment [34]
A steam engine that worked on exactly the same principle as the great machines of the industrial revolution and many modern electricity-generating turbines.
Archimedes Screw Experiment [35]
A device still used around the world as a simple and efficient method of moving liquids and solid particles.
Build an Astrolabe [36] - Navigation and Mapping the Stars
The astrolabe is an instrument that allows observers to measure the position of celestial bodies relative to the horizon, which allows accurate star mapping.
Archimedes Displacement Experiment [37]
Repeat the experiment that made a naked man run down the street shouting ‘Eureka! Eureka!’
Make Heron’s Fountain [33]
How potential energy can provide power, using water and gravity, and air and compression
Sundials [38]
An Ancient Estimate the Time of the Day