The Archimedes Codex : how a medieval prayer book is revealing the true genius of antiquity's greatest scientist / Reviel Netz, William Noel.
The extraordinary story of the discovery of lost works by Archimedes beneath the pages of a medieval prayer book, and the amazing secrets they reveal.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[New York] :
Da Capo Press,
2007.
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| Edition: | 1st Da Capo Press ed. |
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| Summary: | The extraordinary story of the discovery of lost works by Archimedes beneath the pages of a medieval prayer book, and the amazing secrets they reveal. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 313 pages) : illustrations (some color), map. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-304) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780786745388 078674538X |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |