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Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis
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December 31 1987
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9781400858613
Publication date (Print):
December 31 1987
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December 31 1987
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10.1515/9781400858613
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Book chapters
pp. 1
Frontmatter
pp. 5
Contents
pp. 7
Preface
pp. 9
Chapter I. The Life of Archimedes
pp. 33
Chapter II. The Works of Archimedes. Manuscripts and Edition
pp. 49
Chapter III. The Elements of the Work of Archimedes
pp. 141
Chapter IV. On the Sphere and Cylinder. Book 1
pp. 188
Chapter V. On the Sphere and Cylinder. Book II
pp. 222
Chapter VI. Measurement of a Circle
pp. 240
Chapter VII. On Conoids and Spheroids
pp. 264
Chapter VIII. On Spirals
pp. 286
Chapter IX. On the Equilibrium of Planes or Centres of Gravity of Planes. Book I
pp. 313
Chapter X. The Method of Mechanical Theorems
pp. 336
Chapter XI. Quadrature of the Parabola
pp. 346
Chapter XII. On the Equilibrium of Planes. Book II
pp. 360
Chapter XIII. The Sand-Reckoner
pp. 373
Chapter XIV. Floating Bodies
pp. 398
Chapter XV. Miscellaneous
pp. 417
Bibliography
pp. 419
Archimedes after Dijksterhuis: A Guide to Recent Studies
pp. 452
Index of Names
pp. 456
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