  | I. | Science and Practical Needs—Egypt and Babylonia | 1 | | II. | The Influence of Abstract Thought—Greece: Aristotle | 15 | | III. | Scientific Theory Subordinated to Application—Rome: Vitruvius | 30 | | IV. | The Continuity of Science—The Medieval Church and the Arabs | 43 | | V. | The Classification of the Sciences—Francis Bacon | 57 | | VI. | Scientific Method—Gilbert, Galileo, Harvey, Descartes | 72 | | VII. | Science as Measurement—Tycho Brahe, Kepler, Boyle | 86 | | VIII. | CoÖperation in Science—The Royal Society | 99 | | IX. | Science and the Struggle for Liberty—Benjamin Franklin | 114 | | X. | The Interaction of the Sciences—Werner, Hutton, Black, Hall, William Smith | 129 | | XI. | Science and Religion—Kant, Lambert, Laplace, Sir William Herschel | 142 | | XII. | The Reign of Law—Dalton, Joule | 155 | | XIII. | The Scientist—Sir Humphry Davy | 170 | | XIV. | Scientific Prediction—The Discovery of Neptune | 184 | | XV. | Science and Travel—The Voyage of the Beagle | 197 | | XVI. | Science and War—Pasteur, Lister | 213 | | XVII. | Science and Invention—Langley's Aeroplane | 231 | | XVIII. | Scientific Hypothesis—Radioactive Substances | 245 | | XIX. | The Scientific Imagination | 258 | | XX. | Science and Democratic Culture | 270 | | Index | 283 |
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