Ufundondalo, phecelezi isayensi, uhlelo nendlela yokuluphenya nokuzama ukuluthola lonke ulwazi olungaba khona emhlabeni nasemkhathilibeni wonke. Kufundondalo kukhona izindlela zokuhlela izincazelo ezivivinyayo nokubikezela ngomkhathi. Kubalulekile kakhulu kufundondalo ukuba imiphumela yezivivinyo nocwaningo ibe iqinisekiswe yizimfundondalo eziningi ukuze amaqiniso ayo angaphuma odwa kuvezwa amaphutha. Kwencikene kakhulu nokusizana kuhlanganwe. Izimpande zokuqala zofundondalo zise-gibhithe lasendulo neMesopotamiya kusukela cishe ngowezi-3500 kuya ku-3000 BCE. Amanye amagalelo abo umchazazibalo, izinkanyezi, kanye umuthi yangena futhi yakhiwa AmaGreki inzululwazi yemvelo ye zakudala endulo, lapho kwenziwa khona imizamo emisiwe yokuhlinzeka ngezincazelo zezinto zomzimba ngenxa yezizathu ezivela endalweni. Ngemuva kokuwa koMbuso WaseNtshonalanga WaseRoma, ulwazi ngemiqondo yamaGrikhi lomhlaba lwehla lwasentshonalanga neNtshonalanga Yurophu phakathi neminyaka engamakhulu amane yokuqala (eyama-400 kuya kwe-1000 CE) weNkathi Ephakathi kepha lwagcinwa emhlabeni wamaSulumane ngesikhathi se- AmaSulumane Yegolide Iminyaka. Ukubuyiselwa kanye nokuthathwa kwemisebenzi yamaGrikhi nemibuzo yamaSulumane iye eNtshonalanga Yurophu kusuka ngekhulu le-10 kuye le-13 kwavuselela "ifilosofi yemvelo", kamuva eyaguqulwa yinguquko yeSayensi eyaqala ngekhulu le-16 njengento entsha imibono kanye nokutholakele okusukile emibonweni nakwisiko lamaGrikhi langaphambili.