The definition of historical science is using knowledge that is already currently known to tell the story of what happened in the past.
Fields of Historical Science
- Paleontology
- Archaeology
- Forensics
- Geology
- An example of historical science is examining the bones of dinosaurs and evidence of a large meteor hit to the Earth millions of years ago to formulate an explanation of how dinosaurs became extinct from the planet.
- An example of historical science is examining the bones of ancient creatures which have been dug up on land, but have the characteristics of an animal that would live in the sea.