The by-products of invention. Science : the new folk-lore -- The lust for truth -- Science as invention -- The lure of machinery -- A kingdom of machines -- Industrial revolution -- The new freedom -- Dissolution -- Science presents apologies. The mechanical dispensation -- Science meek and mild -- Making religion scientific -- Science unto Caesar -- Philosophy embalms a folk-lore -- The reform of superstition -- Science betrays religion -- Science takes command. The laws of science -- Seeing the invisible hand -- Society in the light of reason -- Astrology and pseudo-science -- Science will provide -- The glory that is art -- The scientific mind -- The rule of pseudo-science -- Theses to be nailed to the laboratory door