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The "Eureka" story
Cicero at Archimedes' tomb
Why two spheres?
The afterlife of the spheres from the De republica
A sketch of events at Syracuse
Who killed Archimedes?
The defense of Syracuse
Claudian on Archimedes
Petrarch's Archimedes
Conclusion
Notes.
Cicero at Archimedes' tomb
Why two spheres?
The afterlife of the spheres from the De republica
A sketch of events at Syracuse
Who killed Archimedes?
The defense of Syracuse
Claudian on Archimedes
Petrarch's Archimedes
Conclusion
Notes.