Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I. Essays
6. CHAPTER 1. From Myth to Mathematics to Knowledge 13
7. Chapter 2. How History of Science Differs from Other History 59
8. CHAPTER 3 Revolutions in Physics and Crises in Mathematics 131
9. Chapter 4. Aristotle's Physics and Today's Physics 143
10. CHAPTER 5 The Role of Mathematics in the Rise of Mechanics 179
11. Chapter 6. The Significance of Some Basic Mathematical Conceptions for Physics 209
12. Chapter 7. The Essence of Mathematics 255
13. CHAPTER 8 The Essence of Analysis 275
14. Part II. Biographical Sketches 301
15. Index 373