The Archimedes Codex : how a medieval prayer book is revealing the true genius of antiquity's greatest scientist /

The extraordinary story of the discovery of lost works by Archimedes beneath the pages of a medieval prayer book, and the amazing secrets they reveal.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Netz, Reviel
Otros Autores: Noel, William
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [New York] : Da Capo Press, 2007.
Edición:1st Da Capo Press ed.
Temas:
Archimedes > Manuscripts.
Archimedes
Mathematics, Ancient.
Palimpsests.
Mathématiques anciennes.
Palimpsestes.
MATHEMATICS > Pre-Calculus.
MATHEMATICS > Reference.
MATHEMATICS > Essays.
Mathematics, Ancient
Palimpsests
Manuscripts
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Table of Figures; Title Page; Dedication; Preface; 1
  • Archimedes in America; Archimedes for Sale; Help for Archimedes; 2
  • Archimedes in Syracuse; Who Was Archimedes?; Science before Science; Squaring Circles; Imaginary Dialogues; Squaring the Parabola; Beyond Potential Infinity; Proofs and Physics; Puzzles and Numbers; Death and Afterlife; 3
  • The Great Race, Part 1 Before the Palimpsest; A Letter Is Written; In the Library; A Change of Medium; The Gathering Storm; Into the Ark; The Byzantine Renaissance; The ABC of Archimedes; Codex C; 4
  • Visual Science; Before Equations.

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