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, electricity and chemistry
Revolution, evolution : how then, did science grow?
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