Although science did not begin in ancient Greece (millennia of work in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and other regions preceded Greek efforts) it is nevertheless true that methodic, rational investigation of the natural universe originated largely with early Hellenic thinkers. Thus, the major part of this book is of necessity devoted to Greece. Drawing wherever possible on original sources, Dr. Sarton, one of the world's foremost historians of science, paints a vivid and illuminating picture of mathematics, astronomy, physics, biology, medicine, and other sciences as they emerged from the mists of prehistory and ultimately flourished within the context of Greek society.
Chapter I - THE DAWN OF SCIENCE
Chapter V - THE DAWN OF GREEK CULTURE. HOMER AND HESIOD
Chapter VII - ASSYRIAN INTERMEZZO
Chapter VII - IONIAN SCIENCE IN THE SIXTH CENTURY
Chapter IX - GREECE AGAINST PERSIA. THE GLORY OF ATHENS
Chapter X - PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE TO THE DEATH OF SOCRATES
Chapter XI - MATHEMATICS, ASTRONOMY, AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE FIFTH CENTURY
Chapter XII - GEOGRAPHERS AND HISTORIANS OF THE FIFTH CENTURY
Chapter XIII - GREEK MEDICINE OF THE FIFTH CENTURY, CHIEFLY HIPPOCRATIC
Chapter XIV - THE HIPPOCRATIC CORPUS
Chapter XVI - PLATO AND THE ACADEMY
Chapter XVII - MATHEMATICS AND ASTRONOMY IN PLATO’S TIME
Chapter XIX - ARISTOTLE AND ALEXANDER. THE LYCEUM
Chapter XX - MATHEMATICS, ASTRONOMY, AND PHYSICS IN ARISTOTLE’S TIME
Chapter XXI - THE NATURAL SCIENCES AND MEDICINE IN ARISTOTLE’S TIME
Chapter XXIII - OTHER THEORIES OF LIFE AND OF KNOWLEDGE THE GARDEN AND THE PORCH
Chapter XXIV - EPILOGUE: THE END OF A CYCLE