Eureka man : the life and legacy of Archimedes /: the life and legacy of Archimedes. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alan Hirshfeld.
• Other Names: Hirshfeld, Alan
• Contents: The essential Archimedes -- The stormy sea -- Euclidean fantasies -- Number games -- Eureka man -- The science of fear -- The voice beneath the page -- A bridge across time -- The parchment brothers -- Leo's library -- Resurrection and light -- Gentleman and scoundrel -- The French connection -- Sweetest sustenance of souls.
• Publisher Details: New York : Walker
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (some color), map
• Subjects: 509.2; Science -- History; Scientists; History -- Ancient -- Greece; History of science; Scientists -- Greece -- Biography; Greece; Electronic books; Biography
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780802719799; 0802719791
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.