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History of science was one of the History good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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Date	Process	Result
April 1, 2005	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
April 6, 2005	Peer review	Reviewed
December 10, 2005	Good article nominee	Listed
December 23, 2007	Good article reassessment	Delisted
Current status: Delisted good article

Heliocentrism suggestion

I thought the article for heliocentrism is in need of more detailed content. As written, it seems to miss the impact of Copernicus' contribution. I added some suggested citations to improve the content. King of the Changes (talk) 13:50, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Description for Adenine picture

When the picture of Adenine structure is opened (Advances in Genetics section), the detailed description states that it is Thymine as opposed to Adenine. Is this a discrepancy? Zhedeye (talk) 16:02, 21 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Science of hydraulics

The Chinese Records of the Grand Historian#Sima Qian's historiography contain Sima Qian's device for recording negative information over the dynasties. Joseph Needham's Science and Civilisation in China records the scientific skill of the scholar bureaucrats in hydraulics when they were constructing the great waterworks of China over thousands of years. --Ancheta Wis (talk | contribs) 07:28, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Ancheta Wis Hydraulic engineering in China was certainly something that existed by the Warring States Period, though it is clear that the application of the waterwheel to various mechanical wonders was not a thing until about the 1st century BC during the Western Han period. Don't worry, though, the China section might be disorganized and lacking at the moment, but I am planning a near total rewrite soon and will probably start a draft today. Very recently I completely rewrote the abysmal section on "China and East Asia" in the related science in the ancient world sibling sub-article to this one. I also added entirely new sections on Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica in both this main article and that sub-article; more information is desperately needed on Zapotecs and Mayas, as well as Mixtecs and Aztecs who aren't even mentioned yet. Aside from that, you can expect a largely rewritten section on ancient and Imperial China coming soon, with smaller mentions of medieval Korea, Japan, and Vietnam as well (since their scientific traditions were based on China's). Pericles of Athens^Talk 17:16, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Third sentence in the lede

This sentence is confusing and too long:

Protoscience, early sciences, and natural philosophies such as alchemy and astrology during the Bronze Age, Iron Age, classical antiquity, and the Middle Ages declined during the early modern period after the establishment of formal disciplines of science in the Age of Enlightenment.

It is missing a verb: "and natural philosophies such as alchemy and astrology during(???) the Bronze Age". I have added one, but I think the whole sentence should be rewritten to be easier to understand. I'll brainstorm it a bit, but if anyone wants to jump in, feel free. TurboSuperA+ _(connect) 08:23, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]