Description: Drawings and writings by Archimedes, previously thought to have been destroyed, have been uncovered beneath the pages of a 13th-century monk's prayer book. These hidden texts, slowly being retrieved and deciphered by scientists, show that Archimedes' thinking (2,200 years ago) was even ahead of Isaac Newton in the 17th century. Archimedes discovered the value of Pi, he developed the theory of specific gravity and made steps towards the development of calculus. Everything we know about him comes from three manuscripts, two of which have disappeared. The third, currently in the Walters Art Museum, is a palimpsest -the text has been scraped off, the book taken apart and its parchment re-used. Reviel Netz (Author) Reviel Netz is Professor of Ancient Science at Stanford University, a leading authority on Archimedes, and editor of the Archimedes Palimpsest. William Noel (Author) William Noel is Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books at the Walters Art Museum and Director of the Archimedes Palimpsest Project.
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Location: Matraville, NSW
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EAN: 9780753823729
UPC: 9780753823729
ISBN: 9780753823729
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Format: Paperback, 320 pages
Author: Netz, Reviel
Book Title: The Archimedes Codex: Revealing The Secrets Of The
Item Height: 2.4 cm
Item Length: 19.6 cm
Item Weight: 0.22 kg
Item Width: 12.8 cm
Language: Eng
Publisher: W&N
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