First edition first printing hardback, 2007, with unclipped jacket. In overall near fine used condition with slight signs of age, handling and storage. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears almost unread; no annotations or inscriptions - small set of initials to half-title upper rh corner; text, diagrams, illustrations and decorated endpapers bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

The Archimedes Codex: Revealing The Secrets Of The World's Greatest Palimpsest

Publisher

Weidenfeld and Nicolson

Publication Date

2007

Language

English

ISBN 10

0297645471

ISBN 13

9780297645474

Binding

Hardcover

Illustrator

Illus. With Photos

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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Synopsis

From Review - Reviel Netz and William Noel have given us a well written, immensely informative and hugely entertaining glimpse into the world of Archimedes, mathematical thinking, antiquarian book collecting, manuscript conservation and, above all, puzzle solving. Puzzle solving that is dependent on the mind-boggling expertise of linguists, classicists, mathematicians, chemists, computer scientists and imaging experts.

About the Author

Reviel Netz is Professor of Classics and Philosophy at Stanford University.

William Noel is Curator of Manuscripts at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, and Director of the Archimedes Palimpsest Project.

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