The Uses of Antiquity: The Scientific Revolution and the Classical Tradition

The institutionalization of History and Philosophy of Science as a distinct field of scholarly endeavour began comparatively earl— though not always under that name — in the Australasian region. An initial lecturing appointment was made at the University of Melbourne immediately after the Second World War, in 1946, and other appoint­ ments followed as the subject underwent an expansion during the 1950s and 1960s similar to that which took place in other parts of the world. Today there are m...