Archimedes
Archimedes of Syracuse (Greek, c. 287 BC - c. 212 BC) was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, andastronomer. Although few details of his life are known, he is regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity. Among his advances in physics are the foundations of hydrostatics, statics and an explanation of the principle of the lever. He is credited with designing innovative machines, including siege engines and the screw pump that bears his name. Modern experiments have tested claims that Archimedes designe d machines capable of lifting attacking ships out of the water and setting ships on fire using an array of mirrors. (from wikipedia.org)
| Infinite Secrets of Archimedes |
A documentary film about a battered Archimedes manuscript: This is the story of a book that could have changed the history of the World. To the untrained eye, it is nothing more than a small and unassuming Byzantine prayer book, yet it sold at Christies for over $2m. For faintly visible beneath the prayers on its pages are other, unique, writings - words that have been lost for nearly two thousand years.
| Related Links |
| Archimedes and the Quest for the Theory of Everything Twenty-three centuries ago Archimedes showed how complicated physical phenomena, such as his Law of Buoyancy, can arise from a few basic assumptions. |
| The Archimedes Palimpsest The Archimedes Palimpsest is a 10th Century medieval manuscript that is the subject of an ongoing technical, scientific and conservation effort at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. |
| Deciphering Archimedes Palimpsest and Creating Digital Manuscripts Noel will lecture on the conservation, imaging and scholarship of the Archimedes Palimpsest, a privately owned codex that has been revealed to contain unique texts not only of Archimedes of Syracuse, . . . |
| The Story of Maths - The Language of the Universe Marcus du Sautoy looks at how fundamental mathematics is to our lives, and then he explores the mathematics of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Greece. |
| How Greek Maths Changed the World Often called the "birthplace of civilisation", Ancient Greece heralded numerous advances in philosophy, science, engineering and mathematics which have shaped our understanding of the modern world. |
| e-Books |
| The Works of Archimedes Author: Archimedes; Thomas Little Heath, 1861-1940. Subject: Mathematics, Greek; Geometry; Mechanics. Publisher: Cambridge, University Press. Book contributor: Wellesley College Library. |
| The Method of Archimedes, recently discovered by Heiberg Author: Archimedes; Thomas Little Heath, 1861-1940. Subject: Geometry; Mathematics, Greek; Mechanics. Publisher: Cambridge, University press. Book contributor: Boston College Libraries. |
| Archimedes Author: Thomas Little Heath, 1861-1940. Subject: Archimedes. Publisher: London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; New York, Macmillan. Book from the collections of: University of Wisconsin - Madison. |
| Geometrical Solutions Derived from Mechanics: A Treatise by Archimedes Author: Archimedes. Publisher: Chicago: the Open Court Publishing Company. Language: English. Book contributor: University of California Berkeley. |