The Archimedes codex : how a medieval prayer book is revealing the true genius of antiquity's greatest scientist / Reviel Netz, William Noel.
Pubblicazione:
Cambridge (MA) : Da Capo press, 2007.
Descrizione fisica:
IX, 313 p., [16] p. di tav. : ill., ritr. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: : List of illustrations. Preface. 1. Archimedes in America 2. Archimedes in Syracuse 3. The great race, part I: before the palimpsest 4. Visual science 5. The great race, part II: the history of the palimpsest 6. Archimedes' method, 1999, or The making of science 7. The critical path 8. Archimedes' method, 2001, or Infinity unveiled 9. The digital palimpsest 10. The stomachion, 2003, or Archimedes at play 11. New light on an old subject. Epilogue: The vast book of the universe. Acknowledgements. Further reading. Index
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