Introduction: transfers of learning, questions of influence
The heavens through time and space: a history of translating astronomy in the West
The era of Roman translation: from Greek science to medieval manuscript
Astronomy in the East: the Syriac and Persian-Indian conversions
The formation of Arabic science, eighth through tenth centuries: translation and the creation of intellectual traditions
Era of transfer into Latin: transformations of the medieval cosmos
Science in the non-western world: levels of adaptation
Record of recent matters: translations and the origins of modern Japanese science
Japanese science in the making: of texts and translators
The contemporary context: realities of change and difference
Issues and examples for the study of scientific translation today
Conclusions: gained in translation.
