Difference between family planning and birth control

‘Family planning’ is a broad term that includes any measures taken to responsibly prevent pregnancy (birth control, contraception, planning, abortions, permanent infertility procedures, etc.).
Birth control, however, is specifically designed to intervene in a woman’s natural hormones to drastically reduce the possibility of pregnancy (much like contraception)

When scientist examine data such as historical documents, they are using the "scientific methods"