The course focuses on the history of science from the late middle ages to the present. The class will consider how science was understood and practiced primarily in Europe as well as the United States. The course will survey the beginnings of the physical sciences, cosmology, and the Scientific Revolution. The class will also consider the Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution as well as discoveries in physics, chemistry, and biology in the 20th century. For history majors, this class could substitute for one of the World Society survey courses required for the major.