This book is very detailed and thoroughly written and is divided into several volumes. This book gives us a better idea of the evolution of science. It is suitable for 18-30 yrs old, those who have interest in science.

This is a very good read for science students to go back in time and understand the genesis of many scientific theories across the world. The sections on Greek science and the Italian science are very interesting.

Topics covered in this Volume:

I. SCIENCE IN THE DARK AGE
II. MEDIAEVAL SCIENCE AMONG THE ARABIANS
III. MEDIAEVAL SCIENCE IN THE WEST
IV. THE NEW COSMOLOGY—COPERNICUS TO KEPLER AND GALILEO
V. GALILEO AND THE NEW PHYSICS
VI. TWO PSEUDO-SCIENCES—ALCHEMY AND ASTROLOGY
VII. FROM PARACELSUS TO HARVEY
VIII. MEDICINE IN THE SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES
IX. PHILOSOPHER-SCIENTISTS AND NEW INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING
X. THE SUCCESSORS OF GALILEO IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE
XI. NEWTON AND THE COMPOSITION OF LIGHT
XII. NEWTON AND THE LAW OF GRAVITATION
XIII. INSTRUMENTS OF PRECISION IN THE AGE OF NEWTON
XIV. PROGRESS IN ELECTRICITY FROM GILBERT AND VON GUERICKE TO FRANKLIN
XV. NATURAL HISTORY TO THE TIME OF LINNAEUS