This is the second volume of the first fully-fledged English translation of the works of Archimedes - antiquity's greatest scientist and one of the most important scientific figures in history. It covers On Spirals and is based on a reconsideration of the Greek text and diagrams, now made possible through new discoveries from the Archimedes Palimpsest. On Spirals is one of Archimedes' most dazzling geometrical tours de force, suggesting a manner of 'squaring the circle' and, along the way, introducing the attractive geometrical object of the spiral. The form of argument, no less than the results themselves, is striking, and Reviel Netz contributes extensive and insightful comments that focus on Archimedes' scientific style, making this volume indispensable for scholars of classics and the history of science, and of great interest for the scientists and mathematicians of today.
Author(s): Reviel Netz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 215
Contents......Page 7
List of Abbreviations of Archimedes’ Works......Page 9
List of Abbreviations of Cited Manuscripts
and pre-Heiberg Editions......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 11
Introduction......Page 14
Translation and Commentary......Page 28
On Spirals......Page 30
Appendix 1 Pappus’ Collection IV.21–25......Page 194
Appendix 2 Scholia to On Spirals......Page 200
Glossary......Page 207
Bibliography......Page 212
Index......Page 214
