The Great Archimedes
Author:   Mario Geymonat ,  R. A. Smith
Publisher:   Baylor University Press
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9781602583115


Pages:   132
Publication Date:   30 January 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Mario Geymonat ,  R. A. Smith
Publisher:   Baylor University Press
Imprint:   Baylor University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 21.30cm
Weight:   0.204kg
ISBN:  

9781602583115


ISBN 10:   1602583110
Pages:   132
Publication Date:   30 January 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Foreword by Zhores Alferov Preface by Luciano Canfora Translator's Preface by R. Alden Smith 1. The Adventurous Life of a Remarkable Scientist 2. The Mysterious Greek Letter 3. """"Give Me a Lever Long Enough and I Will Move the World"""" 4. Eureka! 5. Archimedes' Magnum Opus: On the Sphere and the Cylinder 6. How Many Grains of Sand Does It Take to Fill the Universe? 7. Archimedes as Civil and Military Engineer 8. An Original and Persuasive Method 9. Archimedes and the Poets Catullus, Horace, and Virgil 10. The """"Myth"""" of Archimedes, Yesterday and Today

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<p>. .. a delightful and richly illustrated biography of the great mathematician Archimedes.... This publication makes Geymonat's interesting work available to the international public, acknowledging his praiseworthy objective of offering an excellent example of high-level scientific popularization. --Bryn Mawr Classical Review (2012.01.14)


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Mario Geymonat, a world-class scholar of antiquity, has taught at the University of Ca'Foscari of Venice and at the universtities of Milan, Calabria, and Siena. In its original publication in Italian, The Great Archimedes was awarded the Corrado Alvaro award for Italian literary excellence.R. Alden Smith is Professor of Classics and Associate Dean of the Honors College at Baylor University.

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