Science as a Subject of the Contemporary Serbian Historiography
Science as a Subject of the Contemporary Serbian Historiography

Summary/Abstract: Historiographic studies of science are rather undeveloped in Serbia, much more than e.g. the historiography of philosophy, literature and arts. Historiography of science does not exist as a specialty, and science, especially the natural and technological ones are rarely and superficiallytreated in works both on general and national history. A conspicuous provincialism is one of the traits of Serbian historiography in general. However, in to three works on the European history since the Renaissance science and technology are included. (See Note 5 and 18.) Professional Serbian historiographers are insufficiently interested in the history of rational science too, particularly before the 19th century. Yet, this gap is partially filled by the amateurs especially in the field of medicine and public health. In a section are bibliometricaly analyzed the works published abroad by two groups of eminent Serbian natural and social scientists who have started to publish before WWI, the data on citation of their opus in the corresponding ISI indexes, as well as their presence in the most influential encyclopedias. Several controversies and conflicts within the Serbian science organization before WWI, involving as a rule political science issues, are briefly discussed. The paper ends with a few suggestions concerning the possible advancement of historical studies of science in Serbia.

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