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This classic study by the eminent Dutch historian of science E.J. Dijksterhuis (1892-1965) presents the work of the Greek mathematician and mechanical engineer to the modern reader. With meticulous scholarship, Dijksterhuis surveys the whole range of evidence on Archimedes' life and the 2000-ye...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Dijksterhuis, E. J. (Eduard Jan), 1892-1965 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Knorr, Wilbur Richard, 1945- (Contribuidor), Dikshoorn, C. (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Dutch
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1987]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Archimedes.
Mathematics, Greek.
MATHEMATICS > Reference.
MATHEMATICS > Pre-Calculus.
MATHEMATICS > Essays.
PHILOSOPHY > General.
Mathematiques grecques.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter I. The Life of Archimedes
  • Chapter II. The Works of Archimedes. Manuscripts and Edition
  • Chapter III. The Elements of the Work of Archimedes
  • Chapter IV. On the Sphere and Cylinder. Book 1
  • Chapter V. On the Sphere and Cylinder. Book II
  • Chapter VI. Measurement of a Circle
  • Chapter VII. On Conoids and Spheroids
  • Chapter VIII. On Spirals
  • Chapter IX. On the Equilibrium of Planes or Centres of Gravity of Planes. Book I
  • Chapter X. The Method of Mechanical Theorems
  • Chapter XI. Quadrature of the Parabola
  • Chapter XII. On the Equilibrium of Planes. Book II
  • Chapter XIII. The Sand-Reckoner
  • Chapter XIV. Floating Bodies
  • Chapter XV. Miscellaneous
  • Bibliography
  • Archimedes after Dijksterhuis: A Guide to Recent Studies / Knorr, Wilbur R.
  • Index of Names
  • Errata.

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