The Merton Thesis has resulted in continuous debates.

The Merton Thesis is an argument about the nature of early experimental science proposed by Robert K. Merton.

Steven Shapin, Understanding the Merton Thesis, Isis, Vol.

"Charles Webster's Analysis of Puritanism and Science,' in Puritanism and the Rise of Modern Science: The Merton Thesis, ed.

While the Merton thesis doesn't explain all the causes of the scientific revolution, it does illuminate possible reasons why England was one of its driving motors and the structure of English scientific community.

Merton carried out extensive research into the sociology of science, developing the Merton Thesis explaining some of the causes of the Scientific Revolution, and the Mertonian norms of science, often referred to by the acronym "Cudos".