The deep roots of modern science
Refining common sense: the new philosophy
Looking up to heaven: mathematics and telescopes
Interrogating nature: the use of experiment
Through nature to nature's God: the two books
Sharing the vision: scientific societies
Life is short, science long: the healing art
Making things better: practical science
The ladder of creation: the rise of natural history
A global perspective: exploring and measuring
Enlightenment: leisure and electricity, and chemistry
Revolution, evolution: how then, did science grow?