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