CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. FOREWORD v
3. TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE ix
4. AUTHOR’S PREFACE xi
5. CONTENTS xiii
6. FIGURES xv
7. ABBREVIATIONS USED IN MANUSCRIPT CITATIONS xx
8. 1. BIOGRAPHY 1
9. 2. WRITINGS 41
10. 3. SCIENCE 89
11. 4. THE EYE, SOVEREIGN OF THE SENSES 124
12. 5. THE PARADISE OF THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES 169
13. 6. TIME 221
14. 7. HOMO FABER 264
15. APPENDIX: THE MANUSCRIPTS 283
16. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 293
17. WORKS CITED 297
18. NOTES 315
19. INDEX 327