Letters for the Ages Great Scientists: Private Letters from the Greatest Minds in Science

Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgements
Editorial Conventions
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
	Towards the scientific revolution
	The republic of letters
	From letters to journals
	Writing with style
	Professionalized science
	Fast and furious
Chapter One: Inspiration
Chapter Two: Theory
Chapter Three: Experimentation
Chapter Four: Competition
Chapter Five: Breakthrough
Chapter Six: Innovation
Chapter Seven: Outside the Laboratory
Chapter Eight: Science and the State
Chapter Nine: Science and Society
Chapter Ten: On the Operating Table
Copyright Acknowledgements
	Chapter One: Inspiration
	Chapter Two: Theory
	Chapter Three: Experimentation
	Chapter Four: Competition
	Chapter Five: Breakthrough
	Chapter Six: Innovation
	Chapter Seven: Outside the Laboratory
	Chapter Eight: Science and the State
	Chapter Nine: Science and Society
	Chapter Ten: On the Operating Table
	Facsimile credits
		Chapter One: Inspiration
		Chapter Two: Theory
		Chapter Three: Experimentation
		Chapter Four: Competition
		Chapter Five: Breakthrough
		Chapter Six: Innovation
		Chapter Seven: Outside the Laboratory
		Chapter Eight: Science and the State
		Chapter Nine: Science and Society
		Chapter Ten: On the Operating Table
	Picture credits
		Chapter One: Inspiration
		Chapter Two: Theory
		Chapter Three: Experimentation
		Chapter Four: Competition
		Chapter Five: Breakthrough
		Chapter Six: Innovation
		Chapter Seven: Outside the Laboratory
		Chapter Eight: Science and the State
		Chapter Nine: Science and Society
		Chapter Ten: On the Operating Table
About the Editors
	Hugh Aldersey-Williams
Index