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Tables of Contents for Science and Technology in World History
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface and Acknowledgments
vii
Introduction The Guiding Themes
1
4
PART I. From Ape to Alexander
Humankind Emerges: Tools and Toolmakers
5
12
The Reign of the Farmer
17
14
Pharaohs and Engineers
31
24
Greeks Bearing Gifts
55
44
PART II. Thinking and Doing among the World's Peoples
The Enduring East
99
18
The Middle Kingdom
117
24
Indus, Ganges, and Beyond
141
14
New Worlds
155
22
PART III. Europe
Plows, Stirrups, Guns, and Plagues
177
26
Copernicus Incites a Revolution
203
20
The Crime and Punishment of Galileo Galilei
223
26
``God said, `Let Newton be!'''
249
28
PART IV. A Brave New World
The Industrial Revolution
277
16
The Road to Modern Science: Pure and Applied
293
20
Life Itself
313
20
Toolmakers Take Command
333
10
The New Aristotelians
343
12
Applied Science and Technology Today
355
20
Conclusion. The Medium of History
371
4
Guide to Resources
375
16
Illustration Credits
391
2
Index
393