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CONTENTS

31
Science’s
global
milestones

82
Ada Lovelace,
a pioneering
computer
programmer
25
10½ objects
that have
revolutionised
science

6 Timeline 31 Global milestones 54 HEAVEN & EARTH
Key moments in the history Looking beyond the west, James
of science and technology Poskett reveals ten of the world’s 56 Ptolemy’s maps
greatest scientific advances Jerry Brotton introduces
14 IDEAS & 37 Science through the ages geography pioneer Ptolemy
INVENTIONS
Nobel Prize winner Steven 62 A brief history
16 Ancient Greek technology Weinberg discusses his book of astronomy
Laurence Totelin on the Greek exploring thousands of years Heather Couper’s guide to 5,000
of scientific discovery years of space study
love of gadgets
20 What the Romans really 40 The Royal Society 64 A rail revolution
A look at the founding of the Dan Snow on how rail transport
did for us
350-year-old experimental brought unimaginable changes
Jem Duducu asks which Roman
society, with Patricia Fara to Britain and the world
innovations were really new
47 12 giant leaps for mankind 68 Galileo and the Moon
25 A history of science SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/ALAMY/GETTY
Historians nominate their picks for Christopher Lewis considers how
in 10½ objects
humanity’s greatest leaps forward Galileo changed our view
Patricia Fara introduces the
in science and technology of the heavens
objects that have transformed
our scientific understanding
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