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Dijksterhuis, Eduard Jan. "Frontmatter". Archimedes, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1987, pp. 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400858613.fm

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Frontmatter 1
Contents 5
Preface 7
Chapter I. The Life of Archimedes 9
Chapter II. The Works of Archimedes. Manuscripts and Edition 33
Chapter III. The Elements of the Work of Archimedes 49
Chapter IV. On the Sphere and Cylinder. Book 1 141
Chapter V. On the Sphere and Cylinder. Book II 188
Chapter VI. Measurement of a Circle 222
Chapter VII. On Conoids and Spheroids 240
Chapter VIII. On Spirals 264
Chapter IX. On the Equilibrium of Planes or Centres of Gravity of Planes. Book I 286
Chapter X. The Method of Mechanical Theorems 313
Chapter XI. Quadrature of the Parabola 336
Chapter XII. On the Equilibrium of Planes. Book II 346
Chapter XIII. The Sand-Reckoner 360
Chapter XIV. Floating Bodies 373
Chapter XV. Miscellaneous 398
Bibliography 417
Archimedes after Dijksterhuis: A Guide to Recent Studies 419
Index of Names 452
Errata 456

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Frontmatter 1
Contents 5
Preface 7
Chapter I. The Life of Archimedes 9
Chapter II. The Works of Archimedes. Manuscripts and Edition 33
Chapter III. The Elements of the Work of Archimedes 49
Chapter IV. On the Sphere and Cylinder. Book 1 141
Chapter V. On the Sphere and Cylinder. Book II 188
Chapter VI. Measurement of a Circle 222
Chapter VII. On Conoids and Spheroids 240
Chapter VIII. On Spirals 264
Chapter IX. On the Equilibrium of Planes or Centres of Gravity of Planes. Book I 286
Chapter X. The Method of Mechanical Theorems 313
Chapter XI. Quadrature of the Parabola 336
Chapter XII. On the Equilibrium of Planes. Book II 346
Chapter XIII. The Sand-Reckoner 360
Chapter XIV. Floating Bodies 373
Chapter XV. Miscellaneous 398
Bibliography 417
Archimedes after Dijksterhuis: A Guide to Recent Studies 419
Index of Names 452
Errata 456