July 2009 – Volume 10 - No 7

Giant leaps for mankind
From meat-eating to microscopic discoveries, historians pick their great moments of human progress.

Dark satanic mills?
Challenging today’s negative perceptions of the Industrial Revolution with the views of those who lived through it.

Napoleon’s final victory
The French emperor might have triumphed over the Austrians 200 years ago but the signs of his undoing were becoming apparent at the battle.

Galileo’s lunar legacy
When the Italian astronomer turned his telescope to the skies 400 years ago, our view of the heavens was changed forever.