Abstract
Teaching the history of science in non-Western countries obliges the Western-trained scholar to reflect upon the cultural assumptions implicit in our textbooks and lectures, and upon the use of language in conveying cultural bias. Judging from recent experience in Papua New Guinea and China, the training afforded Western scholars rarely prepares them for some of the most immediate `facts' of classroom life. This recognition deserves closer attention from all of us who in some sense see the world `under Western eyes'.
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