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- 1.Science in the 18th and 19th Centuries
- 2.Consolidating Newton's Achievement
- 3.Theories of the Earth
- 4.Grappling With Rock Formations
- 5.Alchemy Under Pressure
- 6.Lavoisier and the New French Chemistry
- 7.The Classification of Living Things
- 8.How the Embryo Develops
- 9.Medical Healers and Their Roles
- 10.Mesmerism, Science, and the French Revolution
- 11.Explaining Electricity
- 12.The Amazing Achievements of Galvani and Volta
- 13.Biology Is Born
- 14.Alternative Visions of Natural Science
- 15.A World of Prehistoric Beasts
- 16.Evolution French Style
- 17.The Catastrophist Synthesis
- 18.Exploring the World
- 19.A Victorian Sensation
- 20.The Making of the Origin of Species
- 21.Troubles With Darwin's Theory
- 22.Science, Life, and Disease
- 23.Human Society and the Struggle for Existence
- 24.Whither God?
- 25.Forces, Forces Everywhere
- 26.Electromagnetism Changes Everything
- 27.French Insights About Heat
- 28.New Institutions of Natural Science
- 29.The Conservation of What?
- 30.Culture Wars and Thermodynamics
- 31.Scientific Materialism at Mid-Century
- 32.The Mechanics of Molecules
- 33.Astronomical Achievement
- 34.The Extra-Terrestrial Life Fiasco
- 35.Catching Up With Light
- 36.The End of Science?