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The Genius of Archimedes -- 23 Centuries of Influence on Mathematics, Science and Engineering - Proceedings of an International Conference held at Syracuse, Italy, June 8-10, 2010 (Hardcover, 2010 ed.)
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The Genius of Archimedes -- 23 Centuries of Influence on Mathematics, Science and Engineering - Proceedings of an International Conference held at Syracuse, Italy, June 8-10, 2010 (Hardcover, 2010 ed.)
Series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science, 11
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Archimedes is held in high esteem by mathematicians, physicists and
engineers as one of the most brilliant scientists of all time.
These proceedings contain original, unpublished papers with the
primary emphasis on the scientific work of Archimedes and his
influence on the fields of mathematics, science, and engineering.
There are also papers dealing with archaeological aspects and the
myths and legends about Archimedes and about the Archimedes
Palimpsest. Papers on the following subjects form part of the book:
Hydrostatics (buoyancy, fluid pressure and density, stability of
floating bodies); Mechanics (levers, pulleys, centers of gravity,
laws of equilibrium); Pycnometry (measurement of volume and
density); Integral Calculus (Archimedes as the father of the
integral calculus, method of exhaustion, approximation of pi,
determination of areas and volumes); Mathematical Physics
(Archimedes as the father of mathematical physics, Law of the
Lever, Law of Buoyancy, Axiomatization of Physics); History of
Mathematics and Mechanics (Archimedes' influence in antiquity, the
middle ages, the Renaissance, and modern times; his influence on
Leonado da Vinci, Galileo, Newton, and other giants of science and
mathematics); Ancient Machines and Mechanisms (catapults, water
screws, iron hands, compound pulleys, planetaria, water clocks,
celestial globes, the Antikythera Mechanism); Archimedean Solids
(their rediscovery in the Rennaisance and their applications in
materials science and chemistry); Archimedean Legends (how stories
of golden crowns, eureka moments, naked runs, burning mirrors,
steam cannons, etc., have influenced us through the ages, whether
true or not); The Cattle Problem (how its 18th century rediscovery
inspired the study of equations with integer solutions); Teaching
the Ideas of Archimedes (how his life and works have influenced the
teaching of science, mathematics, and engineering).
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