The Works of Archimedes: Translation and Commentary

by Archimedes , Edited and translated by Reviel Netz

• ISBN13: 9780521117982
• ISBN10: 0521117984
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-30
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The works translated here--the two books On the Sphere and Cylinder--were a source of great pride for Archimedes, the greatest scientist of antiquity. Accompanying this translation is the first scientific edition of the diagrams, which incorporates new information from the recently discovered Archimedes Palimpsest. The volume also includes the first English translation of Eutocius's commentary. Reviel Netz's commentary analyzes Archimedes's work from contemporary research perspectives such as scientific style and the cognitive history of mathematical texts.

Author Biography

Jim Wilson is a wildlife writer, broadcaster, filmmaker, tour leader and former chairman of BirdWatch Ireland. He co-wrote Birdlife in Ireland (Dublin 1996) and Ireland's Garden Birds (Cork 2008). Involved in the conservation of shorebirds in Ireland for many years, he regularly contributed to surveys and to Operation Godwit, an international study of the Icelandic Black-tailed Godwit.
Mark Carmody spent three years as a postdoctoral researcher in the field of genetics following completion of a PhD at University College Cork, Ireland. Currently working as a trainee European Patent Attorney in Dublin, he has written for Wings, is a member of Birdwatch Ireland, and is one of the editors of the Cork Bird Report.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Translation and Commentary: On Sphere and Cylinder Book I

On Sphere and Cylinder Book II

Eutocius' Commentary to On Sphere and Cylinder Book I

Eutocius' Commentary to On Sphere and Cylinder Book II

Bibliography

Index

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