The history of natural science, which was established as a separate discipline with the separation of scientific culture and humanistic culture, has set up its “natural” connection with this issue. As a branch of historical discipline to investigate the evolution of scientific ideology, examine scientific knowledge and the alteration of the coupling structure of men and society, the history of scientific science studies both physical concern with reality and metaphysical attention to ultimate concern.

history of natural science; disciplinary establishment; scientific culture; humanistic culture