CONTENTS:

SECTION 1 – THE NATURE OF THE UNIVERSE
Ancient astronomy
Greek astronomy
Ptolemy and Copernicus
Tycho, Kepler and Galileo: astronomical advances
The creation of mechanics
The Newtonian synthesis
The modern universe

SECTION 2 – MATTER THEORY
Ancient civilisations and materials
Greek matter theory
Alchemy
"Element" and "atom" in the seventeenth century
The problem of combustion
Classify and divide
Matter and energy: the classical synthesis
Subatomic structure
The quantum theory

SECTION 3 – SCIENTIFIC IDEAS IN BIOLOGY
William Harvey
The origin of life
Cytology
Genetics
Evolution