While the history of science in Polish language has a long history, both intellectual and institutional, it became less visible internationally following the fall of the Iron Curtain. This article looks into the institutional state of history-of-science writing in Poland, and discusses several key focal points that emerged in recent years. By distinguishing between the core history of science, written at institutions devoted to this discipline, and broader academic discussions concerning science's past, I claim that, in recent decades, more important topical and theoretical innovation has come from what we can term the “esoteric” circle (referring to Ludwik Fleck)—that is, scholars who do not identify themselves as historians of science. Given that those scholars from abroad who are interested in Polish history of science are in fact general historians, we get a strong impression that we are witnessing a deeper turn in the field, one with diminishing specialization and greater attention paid to situating science in a broader range of societal processes.

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生产边缘：1989 年以来波兰/关于波兰的科学史

虽然波兰语的科学史在知识和制度方面有着悠久的历史，但随着铁幕的倒塌，它在国际上变得不那么引人注目了。本文探讨了波兰科学史写作的制度状况，并讨论了近年来出现的几个关键焦点。通过区分在致力于该学科的机构中撰写的核心科学史，以及关于科学过去的更广泛的学术讨论，我声称，近几十年来，更重要的主题和理论创新来自我们可以称之为“深奥”的东西。圈子（指 Ludwik Fleck）——即不自称为科学史家的学者。