History of Science Research from the Perspective of the Scientific Instruments Originated from the Prewar Third and Forth Higher Schools

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26350367
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology/History of science and technology
• Research Institution: Osaka University of Economics and Law
• Principal Investigator: NAGAHIRA Yukio 大阪経済法科大学, 公私立大学の部局等, 教授 (20122195)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): WATANABE Masayuki 京都大学, 人間環境学研究科, 助教 (20240525) ; FURUHATA Toru 金沢大学, 人間社会研究域歴史言語文化学系, 教授 (80199439) ; YAMASHITA Shunsuke 京都大学, 総合博物館, 特定助教 (50444451) ; HORII Hiroshi 合同会社AMANE, 調査研究ユニット, 代表社員 (40372495)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 物理学史 / 科学機器 / 史料

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We selected the oscillographs, galvanometers, X-ray tubes, spectral elements as research subjects from the historical physical apparatus originated from the prewar Third and Forth Higher Schools. We carried out the research of the four themes of the history of science from the perspective of these scientific instruments. We studied history of science combining historical literature and research information based on the appearance / internal investigation of instruments. We also studied history of science combining historical literature and the information by reprication experiments using the historical optical element such as Echelon. We shot 4 films of the optical experiment process and made these the materials that can be used for the research of the history of science.

Free Research Field

科学社会学・科学技術史