The Archimedes codex : how a medieval prayer book is revealing the true genius of antiquity's greatest scientist / Reviel Netz, William Noel.
Netz, Reviel.; Noel, William.
2007
QA31 .N48 2007 (Mapit)
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Title The Archimedes codex : how a medieval prayer book is revealing the true genius of antiquity's greatest scientist / Reviel Netz, William Noel.
Author Netz, Reviel.
Edition 1st Da Capo Press ed.
ISBN 9780306815805
030681580X
Publication Details Philadelphia, PA : Da Capo Press, 2007.
Language English
Description ix, 313 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Call Number QA31 .N48 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification 532/.25
510.9
Summary Describes the discovery of the lost works of Archimedes, the great Greek mathematician, as part of a palimpsest from a medieval prayer book created during the thirteenth century, and offers a look at the full range of mathematical discoveries and theories that were found.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Noel, William.
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Epilogue: "The vast book of the universe."

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