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

Netz, Reviel; Noel, William

ISBN 10: 0297645471 / ISBN 13: 9780297645474

Published by W&N, 2007

About this Item

1st printing (full number line).

Seller Inventory # 159RUS693

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Archimedes Codex: Revealing The Secrets Of The World's Greatest Palimpsest
• Publisher: W&N
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0297645471
• ISBN 13: 9780297645474
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Illus. With Photos
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Weight: 745 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

This is the fascinating story of how drawings and writings by Archimedes, previously thought to have been destroyed, have been uncovered beneath the pages of a 13th century monk s prayer book. The story of the book s survival is utterly enthralling, and the hidden texts within it show that Archimedes thinking (2,200 years ago) was even ahead of Isaac Newton in the 17th century. Combining intrigue, lost books, academic detection and final revelations which rewrite the history of science and mathematics, THE HIDDEN ARCHIMEDES will be a major publishing event.

About the Author

Reviel Netz is Professor of Ancient Science at Stanford University. His co-author, William Noel, is the Manuscripts curator of the Walters Art Museum and head of the Archimedes Project.