Introduction Katharine Park and Lorraine Daston
Part I. The New Nature:
1. Physics and foundations Daniel Garber
2. Scientific explanation Lynn S. Joy
3. The meanings of experience Peter Dear
4. Proof and persuasion Richard W. Serjeantson
Part II. Personae and Sites of Natural Knowledge:
1. The man of science Steven Shapin
2. Women of natural knowledge Londa Schiebinger
3. Markets, piazzas, and villages William Eamon
4. Homes and households Alix Cooper
5. Libraries and lecture halls Anthony Grafton
6. Courts and academies Bruce T. Moran
7. Anatomy theaters, botanical gardens, and natural history collections Paula Findlen
8. Laboratories Pamela H. Smith
9. Sites of military science and technology Kelly DeVries
10. Coffeehouses and print shops Adrian Johns
11. Networks of travel, correspondence, and exchange Steven J. Harris
Part III. Dividing the Study of Nature:
1. Natural philosophy Ann Blair
2. Medicine Harold J. Cook
3. Natural history Paula Findlen
4. Cosmography Klaus A. Vogel (translated by Alisha Rankin)
5. From alchemy to 'chemistry' William R. Newman
6. Magic Brian P. Copenhaver
7. Astrology H. Darrel Rutkin
8. Astronomy William Donahue
9. Acoustics and optics Paolo Mancosu
10. Mechanics Domenico Beroloni Meli
11. The mechanical arts Jim Bennett
12. Pure mathematics Kirsti Andersen and Henk J. M. Bos
Part IV. Cultural Meanings of Natural Knowledge:
1. Religion Rivka Feldhay
2. Literature Mary Baine Campbell
3. Art Carmen Nickrasz and Claudia Swan
4. Gender Dorinda Outram
5. European expansion and self-definition Klaus A. Vogel (translated by Alisha Rankin).