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The great Archimedes / Mario Geymonat ; R. Alden Smith, translator and editor.
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Geymonat, Mario
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Grande Archimede.
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Book
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English
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Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, ©2010.
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116 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
Q143.A62 G4913 2010
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Summary note
"A major contribution. Geymonat ensures that Archimedes will continue to be an example of mathematical genius for generations to come."--The Foreword by Zhores I. Alferov, Winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Physics.
In this exclusive English edition of the elucidating and award-winning investigation of the life of the Greek Archimedes, Mario Geymonat provides fresh insights into one of the greatest minds in the history of humankind.
Archimedes (ca 287 BCE -- ca 212 BCE) was a mathematician, physicist, scientist, and engineer. Born in Syracuse, Sicily, he was an inventor par excellence. He not only explored the displacement of water and sand, worked out the principle of levers, developed an approximation of pi, discovered ways to determine the areas and volumes of solids, and created the monumental Archimedes' screw (a machine for raising water), Archimedes also developed machinery that his fellow Syracusans successfully employed to defend their city against the Romans.
In translation for the first time, this highly acclaimed, wonderfully illustrated telling of Archimedes' life and mind is sure to be cherished by experts and novices alike. --Book Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The adventurous life of a remarkable scientist
The mysterious Greek letter [pi]
"Give me a lever long enough and I will move the world"
Eureka!
Archimedes' Magnum Opus: on the sphere and the cylinder
How many grains of sand does it take to fill the universe?
Archimedes as civil and military engineer
An original and persuasive method
Archimedes and the poets Catullus, Horace, and Virgil
The "myth" of Archimedes, yesterday and today.
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ISBN
9781602583115 ((pbk. ; : acid-free paper))
1602583110 ((pbk. ; : acid-free paper))
9781481300506 ((e-book))
1481300504
LCCN
2010038746
OCLC
666867904
Other standard number
40018842924
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