The Archimedes Codex : how a medieval prayer book is revealing the true genius of antiquity's greatest scientist /: how a medieval prayer book is revealing the true genius of antiquity's greatest scientist. (2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Reviel Netz, William Noel.
• Other Names: Netz, Reviel; Noel, William
• Contents: Table of Figures; Title Page; Dedication; Preface; 1 -- Archimedes in America; Archimedes for Sale; Help for Archimedes; 2 -- Archimedes in Syracuse; Who Was Archimedes?; Science before Science; Squaring Circles; Imaginary Dialogues; Squaring the Parabola; Beyond Potential Infinity; Proofs and Physics; Puzzles and Numbers; Death and Afterlife; 3 -- The Great Race, Part 1 Before the Palimpsest; A Letter Is Written; In the Library; A Change of Medium; The Gathering Storm; Into the Ark; The Byzantine Renaissance; The ABC of Archimedes; Codex C; 4 -- Visual Science; Before Equations.
• Publisher Details: New York : Da Capo Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 313 pages), illustrations (some color), map
• Subjects: 510; Mathematics, Ancient; Palimpsests; Mathematics; MATHEMATICS -- Pre-Calculus; MATHEMATICS -- Reference; MATHEMATICS -- Essays; Mathematics, Ancient; Palimpsests; Electronic books; Manuscripts; Manuscripts
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780786745388
• Related ISBNs: 078674538X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-304) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• 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.