ABSTRACT This article makes a case for post-structuralist intervention in history of science and technology. The issue for me is not simply historical/archival elisions and distortions. Rather, following Derrida, I would like to highlight that the presences and absences (i.e. what is seen/shown and what is erased) are systematically related, and a deconstruction of their interplay is necessary to unravel the cultural (un)conscious that often undergirds any historical discourse. Specifically, I explore two (post) colonial implications of Eurocentric historicism that undergird diffusion theories and continue to impact history and sociology of science and technology. First, I investigate how the West not only becomes the center of calculation but also an object of calculation for local hegemony and dominance. Second, through a deconstructive reading of Meera Nanda’s critique of Hindu science, I suggest that both Hindu science and its critique are exemplifications of a (post) colonial present.

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泰姬陵、科学流通和（后）殖民时代

摘要 本文为后结构主义干预科技史提供了一个案例。对我来说，问题不仅仅是历史/档案遗漏和扭曲。相反，在德里达之后，我想强调在场和不在场（即看到/显示的内容和删除的内容）是系统相关的，并且有必要对它们的相互作用进行解构，以解开通常支撑的文化（无）意识任何历史话语。具体而言，我探讨了欧洲中心主义历史主义的两个（后）殖民影响，它们巩固了传播理论并继续影响科学技术的历史和社会学。首先，我考察西方如何不仅成为计算的中心，而且成为地方霸权和支配地位的计算对象。第二，