Film tracing the history of modern experimental science. Illustration of a cart filled with logs being pulled by beasts of burden. CU of fabric with a woven pattern. Illustration of pottery. Various small metal statues on blue velvet. Illustrations of an ancient Greek scientist, people using a large contraption over a wall to lift a boat out of the water, ancient scientists studying the stars and constellations. Footage of a solar eclipse. Illustrations of Pythagoras, Aristotle, and Archimedes. The modern-day Parthenon. Illustration of Ancient Greeks listening to a speaker. Illustration of Aristotle. Footage of the night sky spinning past.