E-mail: ehrickmelzer@yahoo.com.br
Joanez Aparecida Aires
Graduada em Química, Mestre em Educação, Doutora em
Educação Científica e Tecnológica - UFSC. Professora Adjunta no
Curso de Licenciatura em Química da Universidade Federal do
Paraná. Credenciada no PPGECM/ UFPR e no PPGECT/UFSC.
Pesquisa nas áreas de História e Filosofia da Ciência, História da
Disciplina Escolar Química, Ensino de Química e Formação de
Professores de Química.
E-mail: joanez@ufpr.br
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The history of the atom theory: A Fleckian
analysis from Dalton until Bohr
Abstract:
This article presents an overview of the history of the
development the Atomic Theory in the period before and
after the construction of the Cavendish’s Laboratory at the
University of Cambridge in England. Our goal is to show
how Fleck theoretical framework is fruitful to an
externalist approach of science, as in the construction of
these theories, the predominant style of thinking was that
of the researchers who had their studies linked in some
way to that lab. It concludes arguing about the extent to
which knowledge of this framing can contribute to the
understanding of the influence that external factors have
on the construction of science.
Keywords: Chemistry Teaching; History and Philosophy
of Science; Atomic Theory
