The Works of Archimedes

by Archimedes, Sir Thomas Heath (Translator)

Overview

The complete works of antiquity's great geometer appear here in a highly accessible English translation by a distinguished scholar. Remarkable for his range of thought and his mastery of treatment, Archimedes addressed such topics as the famous problems of the ratio of the areas of a cylinder and an inscribed sphere; the measurement of a circle; the properties of conoids, spheroids, and spirals; and the quadrature of the parabola. This edition offers an informative introduction with many valuable insights into the ancient mathematician's life and thought as well as the views of his contemporaries. Modern mathematicians, physicists, science historians, and logicians will find this volume a source of timeless fascination.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486154398
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	04/11/2013
Series:	Dover Books on Mathematics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	576
Sales rank:	871,720
File size:	29 MB
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Editorial Reviews

This classic text contains all the known works of Archimedes. Heath's introduction offers background information on the ancient mathematician's life and thought as well as the views of his contemporaries. Coverage includes such topics as the ratio of the areas of a cylinder and an inscribed sphere, the measurement of a circle, and the quadrature of the parabola. The volume, which is not indexed, is a reprint of the 1897 Cambridge University Press edition plus a 1912 supplement titled . Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)