Archimedes / by E.J. Dijksterhuis ; translated by C. Dikshoorn ; with a new bibliographic essay by Wilbur R. Knorr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dijksterhuis, E. J. (Eduard Jan), 1892-1965, author.

Contributor:

Dikshoorn, C., translator.

Knorr, Wilbur Richard, 1945- contributor.

Series:

Princeton legacy library

Standardized Title:

Archimedes. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archimedes.

Mathematics, Greek.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (460 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1987]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This classic study by the eminent Dutch historian of science E. J. Dijksterhuis (1892-1965) presents the work of the Greek mathematician and mechanical engineer to the modern reader. With meticulous scholarship, Dijksterhuis surveys the whole range of evidence on Archimedes' life and the 2000-year history of the manuscripts and editions of the text, and then undertakes a comprehensive examination of all the extant writings.Originally published in 1987.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Chapter I. The Life of Archimedes

Chapter II. The Works of Archimedes. Manuscripts and Edition

Chapter III. The Elements of the Work of Archimedes

Chapter IV. On the Sphere and Cylinder. Book 1

Chapter V. On the Sphere and Cylinder. Book II

Chapter VI. Measurement of a Circle

Chapter VII. On Conoids and Spheroids

Chapter VIII. On Spirals

Chapter IX. On the Equilibrium of Planes or Centres of Gravity of Planes. Book I

Chapter X. The Method of Mechanical Theorems

Chapter XI. Quadrature of the Parabola

Chapter XII. On the Equilibrium of Planes. Book II

Chapter XIII. The Sand-Reckoner

Chapter XIV. Floating Bodies

Chapter XV. Miscellaneous

Bibliography

Archimedes after Dijksterhuis: A Guide to Recent Studies / Knorr, Wilbur R.

Index of Names

Errata

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 417-418.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-691-60777-X

0-691-63629-X

0-691-02400-6

1-4008-5861-5

OCLC:

889251823