Foreword	vii
Preface	viii
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction: Of Whirlwinds and Crucibles	1
Chapter One       God and Nature in Ancient Times	9
Chapter Two       Astronomy	19
Chapter Three       Mathematics and Geometry	39
Chapter Four       General Science	51
Chapter Five       Medicine	65
Chapter Six       Science and Religious Ritual	95
Chapter Seven       Geography and Cartography	109
Postscript	133
Glossary	135
Bibliography	136
Index	138