Importance of Studying the History of Science

1. To give credit to those people who contributed even a bit to its advancement
2. To trace back where a certain idea originally came from (because many concepts were renamed after its pioneer has died)
3. Because history repeats itself, knowing the history of science had helped present scientists to minimize errors in their research work.
4. In connection with number 3, analyzing the mistakes of the past and the present scientists will help future scientists and technologists to reduce inaccuracies and miscalculations in their experiments.
5. To be amazed of the breakthrough that people had achieved
6. To compare the past and present (and probably, even the future) sciences and they aid people in different aspects of their lives.
7. To be entertained while studying it