| Quaestiones Archimedeae Contributor(s): Heiberg, Johan Ludvig (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1108062962 ISBN-13: 9781108062961 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 2013 Click for more in this series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical - Mathematics |
| Dewey: 510.92 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (0.61 lbs) 214 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Features: Annotated |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Published in 1879, this Latin dissertation was the first substantial work on Archimedes by the Danish philologist and historian Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1854-1928), who the following year embarked on editing the three-volume Archimedis Opera Omnia (also reissued in this series). Much later, in 1906, he discovered a palimpsest containing previously unknown works by the Greek mathematician. The Quaestiones includes chapters on the life of the famous scientist of Syracuse, a discussion of his works and explanations of his mathematical and scientific ideas, as well as a survey of the extant codices known to the author. It also contains the Greek text, edited and annotated by Heiberg, of Archimedes' Psammites (The Sand Reckoner), a mathematical enquiry into how many grains of sand would fit in the universe. This includes mention of a heliocentric solar system, speculation about the size of the Earth, and Archimedes' other views on astronomy. |
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