The Works of Archimedes: The Two Books on the Sphere and the Cylinder: Translation and Commentary (1)

Author: Archimedes

Brand: Cambridge University Press

Edition: 1

Binding: paperback

Format: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 375

Release Date: 30-07-2009

Part Number: 108 Line drawings, unspecified

Details: Product Description
Archimedes was the greatest scientist of antiquity and one of the greatest of all time. This book is Volume I of the first authoritative translation of his works into English. It is also the first publication of a major ancient Greek mathematician to include a critical edition of the diagrams and the first translation into English of Eutocius' ancient commentary on Archimedes. Furthermore, it is the first work to offer recent evidence based on the Archimedes Palimpsest, the major source for Archimedes, lost between 1915 and 1998. A commentary on the translated text studies the cognitive practice assumed in writing and reading the work, and it is Reviel Netz's aim to recover the original function of the text as an act of communication. Particular attention is paid to the aesthetic dimension of Archimedes' writings. Taken as a whole, the commentary offers a groundbreaking approach to the study of mathematical texts.
Review
Review of the hardback: ' … this translation is certainly an event of great importance concerning the edition of ancient Greek mathematics. the forthcoming volumes are awaited with impatience!' Zentralblatt MATH
Book Description
Volume I of the first authoritative translation of Archimedes' works into English.
About the Author
Reviel Netz is Assistant Professor of Classics at Stanford University. He is the author of The Shaping of Deduction in Greek Mathematics (1999; 0521 62279 4), which was a joint winner of the Runciman Award for 2000.

EAN: 9780521117982

Package Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.7 x 0.9 inches

Languages: English, Ancient Greek