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The Archimedes Codex: How a Medieval Prayer Book Is Revealing the True Genius of Antiquity's Greatest Scientist

by Reviel Netz, William Noel
The Archimedes Codex: How a Medieval Prayer Book Is Revealing the True Genius of Antiquity's Greatest Scientist - Thryft
The Archimedes Codex: How a Medieval Prayer Book Is Revealing the True Genius of Antiquity's Greatest Scientist - Thryft

Unveiling Archimedes' lost wisdom through ancient prayer book.

If you're intrigued by the blend of history and mathematics, "The Archimedes Codex" is a treasure trove for you. It's not just about the astonishing recovery of Archimedes' work; it's a narrative that connects you to the very essence of scientific discovery buried in a medieval manuscript. People like you, who appreciate the detective work it takes to uncover ancient secrets, will find this read both intellectually stimulating and historically fascinating.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Archimedes Codex: How a Medieval Prayer Book Is Revealing the True Genius of Antiquity's Greatest Scientist

by Reviel Netz, William Noel
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ISBN: 9780306815805
Authors: Reviel Netz, William Noel
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date of Publication: 2007-10-23
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: History, Science
Related Topics: World History, Popular Science, Physics, Mathematics
Goodreads rating: 3.9
(rated by 688 readers)

Description

At a Christie's auction in October 1998, a battered medieval manuscript sold for two million dollars to an anonymous bidder, who then turned it over to the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore for further study. The manuscript was a palimpsest - a book made from an earlier codex whose script had been scraped off and the pages used again. Behind the script of the thirteenth-century monk's prayer book, the palimpsest revealed the faint writing of a much older, tenth-century manuscript. Part archaeological detective story, part science, and part history, The Archimedes Codex tells the extraordinary story of this lost manuscript, from its tenth-century creation in Constantinople to the auction block at Christie's, and how a team of scholars used the latest imaging technology to reveal and decipher the original text. What they found was the earliest surviving manuscript by Archimedes (287 B.C.-212 B.C.), the greatest mathematician of antiquity - a manuscript that revealed, for the first time, the full range of his mathematical genius, which was two thousand years ahead of modern science.
 

Unveiling Archimedes' lost wisdom through ancient prayer book.

If you're intrigued by the blend of history and mathematics, "The Archimedes Codex" is a treasure trove for you. It's not just about the astonishing recovery of Archimedes' work; it's a narrative that connects you to the very essence of scientific discovery buried in a medieval manuscript. People like you, who appreciate the detective work it takes to uncover ancient secrets, will find this read both intellectually stimulating and historically fascinating.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.