Principle of Virtual Work as Foundational Framework for Metamaterial Discovery and Rational Design by dell’Isola, Francesco, Misra, Anil

“…In the absence of theoretical understanding, the design experiments and collection of experimental evidence will remain unavoidably circumscribed. History of science can provide us guidance in the search for the needed powerful tools required for discovery. …”
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DNA Barcoding of Fish, Insects, and Shellfish in Korea by Dae-Won Kim, Won Gi Yoo, Hyun Chul Park, Hye Sook Yoo, Dong Won Kang, Seon Deok Jin, Hong Ki Min, Woon Kee Paek, Jeongheui Lim

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Between Technological Innovation and Pagan Tradition: The Representation of Lithuania in Contemporary German Travel Literature by Aleksej Burov, Tomas Vytautas Kotovičius

“…The article concludes that the four most widely covered aspects of economy, culture, history and science, on the one hand, convey an image of a country known for its technological advancement, cultural impact and historical significance. …”
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Probati auctores by Christoph H. F. Meyer

“…Against the background of the history of science this brings to light a particular demand for and supply of canon law information. …”
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Book review: John Horgan, The end of science: Facing the limits of knowledge in the twilight of the scientific age by Daniel Siegel

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Kleist vs. Musschenbroek – a difficult way to truth by Jerzy Sawicki

“…From the moment of discovery to modern times, scientific publications in the field of physics and history of science often misrepresent the person of the discoverer, the place of discovery and its name. …”
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Book Review: Thorben Pelzer. Engineering Trouble: US-Chinese Experiences of Professional Discontent, 1905-1945. China Studies, volume 52. Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2023, Pp. XVI + 239... by Araújo Diego Cavalcanti

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THREE CENTURIES OF BIOLOGY IN ST. PETERSBURG by S. V. Shalimov

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THEIR INTERESTS WERE CONNECTED: I. P. BORODIN AND N. I. VAVILOV by K. V. Manoylenko

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MBI-KG: A knowledge graph of structured and linked economic research data extracted from the 1937 book “Die Maschinen-Industrie im Deutschen Reich”MADATA by Renat Shigapov, Thomas Schmidt, Jan Kamlah, Irene Schumm, Jochen Streb, Sibylle Lehmann-Hasemeyer

“…Each entity in the knowledge graph can be exported in multiple formats, such as CSV, RDF (ttl), JSON, and NDJSON, ensuring compatibility with diverse research tools and platforms.This dataset can be reused in various research domains, including economic history, data science, and digital humanities. By providing machine-readable, structured data from a crucial historical period, the MBI-KG facilitates novel analyses and insights into the economic and industrial landscape of early 20th-century Germany. …”
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Philosophical Education in Coordinates of Science by V. A. Yakovlev

“…Examples from both the history of philosophy and history of science are used. It has been shown that discussions alone cannot lead to the discovery of the truth, but they are necessary to further stimulate the development of science and theoretical thinking. …”
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Extinction studies in focus: Reflections on photography at a time of ecological decline by Kate Simpson, Sarah Oakes, Aureja Stirbyte, Katie Prosser, Timothy M. Brown, Jonathan David Roberts, Amy J. Bartlett

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Areas for action to promote positive forms of masculinities in preventing violence against women: a concept mapping study in Spain by Ariadna Cerdán-Torregrosa, Belén Sanz-Barbero, Daniel La Parra-Casado, Carmen Vives-Cases

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RUSSIAN SCIENTIFIC DEGREES IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES IN THE LATE 19th AND EARLY 20th CENTURIES by O. Yu. Elina

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The first rodent behavioral study (1822) and the diffusion of human-bred albino rats and mice in the 19th century by Raffaele d’Isa

“…The current article presents the first rodent behavioral study in the history of science: a case of interspecies social bonding between a rat and a dog, observed in 1822 by the British chemist Samuel Moss (1794–1868) and subsequently described by the same in a scientific article in 1836. …”
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ST. THEODOSIUS PASSION. HOW AND WHY TH.G. DOBZHANSKY BECАME A NON-RETURNER by M. B. Konashev

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The Life of Marine Engineer Officer Edgars Oto Pinka (1895–1941) by Indulis Zvirgzdiņš

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Aviation Developers Worldwide: Constructors and Aviators (1900–1914) by Guenther Sollinger

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Was Copernicus an Astrologer? by George Borski, Ivan Kolkov

“…Accordingly, the topic has been for some time, and still is, a battlefield of the most acrimonious debates in Copernicology, nay, perhaps in the whole history of science. Carefully made distinctions and subsequent analysis of the common pro et contra arguments enabled this paper to arbitrate the different perspectives. …”
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On the Benefits of Rational Simplicity: How to Teach Humanities in Technical Universities? by E. N. Ivakhnenko, N. I. Kuznetsova

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