About the Institute
04.05.2020 | 11.08.2022
The Institute for the History of Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences was created in 1954.
Academic specialisations, reflecting the Polish idea of the history of science, comprise:
- History of science
- History of social sciences
- History of natural and exact sciences
- History of technical sciences
- History of education
Research is conducted in seven research units:
- History of Education and Anthropology of Culture Research Unit,
- History of Humanist and Social Thought Research Unit,
- History of Natural and Medical Sciences Research Unit,
- History of Exact Sciences Research Unit,
- History of Technology Research Unit,
- Science Studies Research Unit,
- Old and Rare Book Studies Research Unit.
The Institute for the History of Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences is authorised to confer doctoral and post-doctoral degrees (“dr hab.”) in the Humanities.
The Institute has a scientific library, and its own publishing house.
The Institute currently publishes the following academic journals:
- „Analecta. Studia i Materiały z Dziejów Nauki”
- „Kwartalnik Historii Nauki i Techniki”
- „Medycyna Nowożytna. Studia nad Historią Medycyny”
- „Organon”
- „Rozprawy z Dziejów Nauki i Techniki”
and book series:
- Monografie z Dziejów Nauki i Techniki
- Monografie z Dziejów Oświaty
- Studia Copernicana
- Źródła do Dziejów Nauki i Techniki
Contact
Instytut Historii Nauki PAN
00-330 Warszawa
ul. Nowy Świat 72, Room A09
Phone: +48 22 826 87 54
E-mail: ihn@ihnpan.pl
NIP 525-000-87-84
Regon 000326411