The Oxford illustrated history of science

Part 1. Seeking origins

Science in the ancient Mediterranean world / James Evans

Science in ancient China / Donald Harper

Science in the medieval Christian and Islamic worlds / Steven J. Livesey and Sonja Brentjes

Science in the pre-modern east / Dagmar Schaefer

The scientific revolution / John Henry

Enlightenment science / Jan Golinski.

Part 2. Doing science.

Experimental cultures / Iwan Rhys Morus

Exploring nature / Amanda Rees

The meaning of life / Peter Bowler

Mapping the universe / Robert Smith

Theoretical visions / Matthew Stanley

Communicating science / Charlotte Sleigh.