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The Works of Archimedes: Volume 2, On Spirals - Translation and Commentary (Hardcover)
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The Works of Archimedes: Volume 2, On Spirals - Translation and Commentary (Hardcover)
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This is the second volume of the first fully-fledged English
translation of the works of Archimedes - antiquity's greatest
scientist and one of the most important scientific figures in
history. It covers On Spirals and is based on a reconsideration of
the Greek text and diagrams, now made possible through new
discoveries from the Archimedes Palimpsest. On Spirals is one of
Archimedes' most dazzling geometrical tours de force, suggesting a
manner of 'squaring the circle' and, along the way, introducing the
attractive geometrical object of the spiral. The form of argument,
no less than the results themselves, is striking, and Reviel Netz
contributes extensive and insightful comments that focus on
Archimedes' scientific style, making this volume indispensable for
scholars of classics and the history of science, and of great
interest for the scientists and mathematicians of today.
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