| The Works of Archimedes Contributor(s): Archimedes (Author), Heath, Sir Thomas (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0486420841 ISBN-13: 9780486420844 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2002 Annotation: Complete works of ancient geometer in highly accessible translation by distinguished scholar. Topics include the famous problems of the ratio of the areas of a cylinder and an inscribed sphere; the measurement of a circle; the properties of conoids, spheroids, and spirals; and the quadrature of the parabola. Informative introduction and 52-page supplement. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | History & Philosophy - Mathematics | Geometry - General |
| Dewey: 510 |
| LCCN: 2002018892 |
| Series: Dover Books on Mathematics |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 5.34" W x 8.44" (1.25 lbs) 576 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The complete works of antiquity's great geometer appear here in a highly accessible English translation by a distinguished scholar. Remarkable for his range of thought and his mastery of treatment, Archimedes addressed such topics as the famous problems of the ratio of the areas of a cylinder and an inscribed sphere; the measurement of a circle; the properties of conoids, spheroids, and spirals; and the quadrature of the parabola. This edition offers an informative introduction with many valuable insights into the ancient mathematician's life and thought as well as the views of his contemporaries. Modern mathematicians, physicists, science historians, and logicians will find this volume a source of timeless fascination. |