{"title":"[Sources for a history of nuclear energy in Brazil: Witold Lepecki's archive].","authors":"Bernardo Soares Pereira","doi":"10.1590/S0104-59702026000100035","DOIUrl":"10.1590/S0104-59702026000100035","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article aims to present Witold Lepecki's private archive, currently housed by the Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins, in Rio de Janeiro. The text briefly presents Lepecki's trajectory and his contribution to the development of nuclear science and the implementation of the Brazilian nuclear program, in addition to a concise history of the archive. The documentation is divided into three large thematic axes identified during a preliminary survey. It is worth noting that this study constitutes an initial approach to the collection, with the purpose of publicizing its documental richness and stimulating new studies, given its importance to the history of sciences and techniques in Brazil.</p>","PeriodicalId":13134,"journal":{"name":"Historia, ciencias, saude--Manguinhos","volume":"33 ","pages":"e2026035"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13641765/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149136199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jose Daniel Serrano-Juarez, Brian Becerra-Bressant, Marco Ornelas-Cruces, Nuria Silis Gutierrez-Gaytan, Diana Galvan, Lucia Granados-Riveros, Teresa Villegas-Lopez, María Alicia Villela-González
{"title":"The scope of the global history of science: an essay on James Poskett's Horizons.","authors":"Jose Daniel Serrano-Juarez, Brian Becerra-Bressant, Marco Ornelas-Cruces, Nuria Silis Gutierrez-Gaytan, Diana Galvan, Lucia Granados-Riveros, Teresa Villegas-Lopez, María Alicia Villela-González","doi":"10.1590/S0104-59702026000100031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-59702026000100031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This historiographic review poses a reflection on the exciting field of the global history of science, and its methods and theory. We use the reading of Horizons: a global history of science, by James Poskett, as an exercise to ponder the scope and limitations of this historiographic approach. The analysis focuses on the concepts of otherness, globality, and circulation, three major transversal and interrelated themes treated in the book. These issues come to light through the author's narrative analysis, and we consider that any writing about global history should deeply reflect upon such themes.</p>","PeriodicalId":13134,"journal":{"name":"Historia, ciencias, saude--Manguinhos","volume":"33 ","pages":"e2026031"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13475952/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148792343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The concepts of \"domestication\" and \"artificial selection\" and their significance in the work of Charles Darwin.","authors":"Miriam Rebeca Alvarez Tostado Reyes, Fabiola Juárez-Barrera, Alfredo Bueno-Hernández","doi":"10.1590/S0104-59702026000100033en","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-59702026000100033en","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This analysis examines the terms \"domestication\" and \"selection\" presented in Darwin's The variation of animals and plants under domestication, and the significance he gave to these concepts. This approach focuses on how Darwin drew upon knowledge generated centuries earlier by experts in breeding and cultivation to modify prevailing definitions and use this semantic shift as a primary instrument to defend his theory. The construction of the \"analogy\" between natural and artificial selection was not merely a heuristic resource, but rather the result of an inductive generalization grounded in irrefutable evidence. Both concepts were reinterpreted based on Darwinian transmutationism, as specific evolutionary scenarios.</p>","PeriodicalId":13134,"journal":{"name":"Historia, ciencias, saude--Manguinhos","volume":"33 ","pages":"e2026033"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13475949/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148792386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The history of science in public: global audiences, local receptions.","authors":"James Poskett","doi":"10.1590/S0104-59702026000100032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-59702026000100032","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In responding to the historiographic review of Horizons: a global history of science, I address three core themes. First, the problem of \"modern science.\" Second, the nature of power in global history. Third, the importance of doing the history of science in public. I conclude by reflecting on the different cultures of public history in different parts of the world, as well as the challenge this poses.</p>","PeriodicalId":13134,"journal":{"name":"Historia, ciencias, saude--Manguinhos","volume":"33 ","pages":"e2026032"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13475948/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148792400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Response to Francisco Paumgartten's contributions to \"Maria José Deane, in her own (and our) words\", published in volume 32].","authors":"Laurinda Rosa Maciel, Renata Silva Borges","doi":"10.1590/S0104-59702026000100030","DOIUrl":"10.1590/S0104-59702026000100030","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13134,"journal":{"name":"Historia, ciencias, saude--Manguinhos","volume":"33 ","pages":"e2026030"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13464626/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148727803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Diego Maguelniski, Fabrício Pedroso Bauab, Francisco Roque de Oliveira
{"title":"[The presence of Ptolemy's Geography in Portuguese libraries: inventory, contextualisation and uses of an ancient scientific book].","authors":"Diego Maguelniski, Fabrício Pedroso Bauab, Francisco Roque de Oliveira","doi":"10.1590/S0104-59702026000100028","DOIUrl":"10.1590/S0104-59702026000100028","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, we have identified the editions of Claudio Ptolemy's Geography printed up to 1730 and held in Portuguese libraries. Most of these copies correspond to sixteenth-century editions and are a very relevant indicator for analysing the ways in which this classic scientific text was read in the context of the Portuguese Renaissance. In order to reconstitute the universe of readers of this book, we identified the ownership marks of former owners of these books. This set of signs allows us to follow the diversity of uses of this work, in particular those that refer to monastic and university environments, as well as the courtly and mercantile circles that were most interested in this book.</p>","PeriodicalId":13134,"journal":{"name":"Historia, ciencias, saude--Manguinhos","volume":"33 ","pages":"e2026028"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13464628/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148720329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Commentary on the article \"Maria José Deane, in her own (and our) words\"].","authors":"Francisco José Roma Paumgartten","doi":"10.1590/S0104-59702026000100029","DOIUrl":"10.1590/S0104-59702026000100029","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13134,"journal":{"name":"Historia, ciencias, saude--Manguinhos","volume":"33 ","pages":"e2026029"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13464627/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148723397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tania Maria Dias Fernandes, Tânia Salgado Pimenta, Gutiele Gonçalves Dos Santos, Jaqueline Hasan Brizola
{"title":"[Historical reflections on smallpox, science and health: an interview with Tania Fernandes].","authors":"Tania Maria Dias Fernandes, Tânia Salgado Pimenta, Gutiele Gonçalves Dos Santos, Jaqueline Hasan Brizola","doi":"10.1590/S0104-59702026000100023","DOIUrl":"10.1590/S0104-59702026000100023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This interview with retired Casa de Oswaldo Cruz/Fiocruz researcher Tania Maria Dias Fernandes explores her academic trajectory, which covers studies on the history of science, public health and vaccines. Notable topics include the institutionalization of the smallpox vaccine, the eradication of smallpox, the role of health surveillance and the historical and contemporary challenges faced by marginalized communities. The interview also addresses strategies adopted during the vaccination process, scientific debates that influenced health policy, and the importance of understanding public health through an interdisciplinary approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":13134,"journal":{"name":"Historia, ciencias, saude--Manguinhos","volume":"33 suppl 1","pages":"e2026023"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13450908/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148722449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[One hundred years of vaccination in Yucatán, Mexico, 1802-1902].","authors":"Ricardo Manuel Wan Moguel","doi":"10.1590/S0104-59702026000100026","DOIUrl":"10.1590/S0104-59702026000100026","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article analyzes the introduction, spread, and challenges of vaccination in Yucatán, Mexico, from its introduction in 1802 through 1902, a period marked by recurrent vaccination campaigns. Using quantitative and qualitative sources, I approach the arrival of the vaccine and the initial efforts made by authorities to promote it throughout the region. I studied the population's resistance to vaccination and the state's strategies to disseminate the antidote. I also present graphs showing the number of people inoculated, mainly at the end of the nineteenth century. I argue that despite the initial efforts, multiple setbacks hindered the effective development of the vaccination campaigns, but the vaccination became consolidated over time.</p>","PeriodicalId":13134,"journal":{"name":"Historia, ciencias, saude--Manguinhos","volume":"33 suppl 1","pages":"e2026026"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13450910/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148723978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Susana María Ramírez Martín, Jaqueline Hasan Brizola, Tânia Salgado Pimenta, Gutiele Gonçalves Dos Santos
{"title":"[The Royal Philanthropic Vaccine Expedition: interview with Susana Ramírez Martín].","authors":"Susana María Ramírez Martín, Jaqueline Hasan Brizola, Tânia Salgado Pimenta, Gutiele Gonçalves Dos Santos","doi":"10.1590/S0104-59702026000100025","DOIUrl":"10.1590/S0104-59702026000100025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this interview, Professor Susana Ramírez Martín discusses her academic career and the challenges of pursuing an interdisciplinary field, especially in Spain. She highlights how the historiography of medicine and health has developed with significant participation from medical practitioners. She also explores topics from her research on the Royal Philanthropic Vaccine Expedition, offering comparative reflections on the introduction of Jenner's vaccine in Spanish and Portuguese America.</p>","PeriodicalId":13134,"journal":{"name":"Historia, ciencias, saude--Manguinhos","volume":"33 suppl 1","pages":"e2026025"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13450907/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148724859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}