Title |
Eureka man : the life and legacy of Archimedes / Alan Hirshfeld |
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Imprint |
New York : Walker, 2009 |
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CCQ - Lusail Female Library
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Q143.A62 |
Available |
CCQ - Lusail Male Library
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Q143.A62 |
Available |
Edition |
1st U.S. ed |
Description |
viii, 242 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 22 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Contents |
The essential Archimedes -- The stormy sea -- Euclidean fantasies -- Number games -- Eureka man -- The science of fear -- The voice beneath the page -- A bridge across time -- The parchment brothers -- Leo's library -- Resurrection and light -- |
Subject |
Archimedes -- Biography
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Scientists -- Greece -- Biography
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ISBN |
0802716180 |
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