The works of Archimedes / edited in modern notation, with introductory chapters, by T.L. Heath.
By: Archimedes
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Contributor(s): Heath, Thomas Little, Sir, 1861-1940.
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BookPublisher: Cambridge : at the University Press, 1897Description: clxxxvi, [2], 326 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.Subject(s): Mathematics, Greek | Geometry -- Early works to 1800 | Mechanics
Contents:
Introduction : I. Archimedes. II. Manuscripts and principal editions, order of composition, dialect, lost works. III. Relation of Archimedes to his predecessors. Iv. Arithmetic in Archimedes. v. On the problems known as [neuseis] VI. Cubic equations. VII. Anticipations by Archimedes of the integral calculus. VIII. The terminology of Archimedes -- Works : On the sphere and cylinder, books I-II. Measurement of a circle. On conoids and spheroids. On spirals. On the equilibrium of planes, books I-II. The sand-reckoner. Quadrature of the parabola. On floating bodies, books I-II. Book of lemmas. The cattle-problem [including the solution of Wurm's problem by Amthor in Zeitschrift für math. u. phys. [Hist. litt. abth.] v. 25, 1880].
| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Book (Not for loan) | Science Museum London Library Store: STS Rare | 081 ARC ARCHIMEDES (Browse shelf) | Not For Loan | 2401660100 |
List of the principal works consulted: p. [xi]-xii.
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