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The Archimedes Codex: How a Medieval Prayer Book Is Revealing the True Genius of Antiquity's Greatest ...
Reviel Netz, William Noel
Da Capo Press, 2007
Fascinating on many levels
To appreciate this book fully, you need to have some interest in the history of mathematics or early theoretical physics, as well as enjoy learning how a multidisciplinary team of conservationists, imaging and computer geeks, film makers, the CIA, Greek Mathematics ...
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Mr. Archimedes' Bath (Picture Puffin)
Puffin Books, 1994
When Mr Archimedes takes a bath with three of his friends, Kangaroo, Wombat and Goat, the water always overflows and makes a mess. Mr Archimedes is determined to find the culprit. Using a measure and taking turns getting out, they finally discover who it is. Early science made fascinating with the use of animal characters, comical text and ...
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Mr. Archimedes' Bath
Pamela Allen
HarperCollinsPublishers PTY Limited, 1998
A great start for early water science
A well told, well illustrated, children's book that explores the concepts of mass and water depth.
Mr Archimedes is puzzled at why his bath overflows when he has a soak with his animal friends. After eliminating each animal as the cause of his wet floor, "Eureka" Mr ...
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The Sand-Reckoner (Tom Doherty Associates Book)
Gillian Bradshaw
Forge Books, 2001
A brilliant novel about Archimedes
At first glance a novel about the greatest mathematician of antiquity wouldn't be a big draw to me - maths certainly isn't my strong suit. But I liked the other books by Gillian Bradshaw that I had read so thought it worth giving this one a go.
How glad I am that I ...
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Time's Arrow and Archimedes' Point: New Directions for the Physics of Time
Huw Price
Oxford University Press, USA, 1997
On Price
On page 13 of "Time's Arrow and the Archimededs' Point", Huw Price writes:
".... If time flowed - then as with any flow - it would only make sense to assign that flow a direction with respect to a CHOICE (my emphasis) as to what is to count as the positive ...
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The Works of Archimedes
Archimedes
Dover Publications, 2002
Brilliant (but mostly not so _newly_ known)
Again I feel I must post a review to counter misleading
information in an earlier review. The author of the
previous review seems to think these works were _not_
available to scholars during the Renaisance. In fact,
the famous "Archimedes Palimpsest" that ...
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Archimede Seguso: Mid-mod Glass from Murano: Lace & Stone
Leslie Pina
Schiffer Publishing, 2007
Archimede Seguso (1909-1999), one of the great Muranese masters, took traditional glassmaking techniques to extremes. His introduction of merletto lacework technique at the Venice Biennale of 1952 turned heads. His secret for embedding fine lacy threads of glass was never shared. Rather than apply the filigree to the surface of vessels as was ...
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Archimedes and the Door of Science (Living History Library)
Jeanne Bendick
Bethlehem Books, 1995
A combination of science and history
Placing scientific theory in historical context is a concept that sounds dreadful. My children loved it. They adore the comic stories of Archimedes. My eight year-old son couldn't put it down. As a parent of a boy to 'hates to read,' it was AMAZING to hear my son ...
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The Archimedes Effect: Net Force 10 (Net Force)
Steve Perry, Larry Segriff
Berkley, 2006
He's Back
I surely hope this is a sign that the good writings are back. This book was great not to much dronning on and on about sword fighting. Easy to follow and a true joy to read, it was hard to put down.
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Archimedes to Hawking: Laws of Science and the Great Minds Behind Them
Clifford Pickover
Oxford University Press, USA, 2008
From Archimedes to Hawking and Everyone Between
This is Dr. Pickover's first scientific book since his A Beginner's Guide to Immortality and The Mobius Strip writings of 2006. After over a year of pursuing science fiction, the author has provided us with a work that was worth waiting for. This is his best yet.
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I Vetri di Archimede Seguso
Rosa Barovier Mentasi
Umberto Allemandi, 2006
I Vetri di Archimede Seguso
A well made book of Seguso's glass work only during the 1950s.
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Dime Como Flotan Los Barcos (Los Estupendos Whiz Kids)
Shirley Willis
Childrens Press, 2000
Uses simple experiments and activities to explore concepts such as density, upthrust, and water displacement and to explain why objects float or sink.
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Archimede Seguso: Mid-mod Glass from Murano: Lace & Stone
Leslie Pina
Schiffer Publishing, 2007
Archimede Seguso (1909-1999), one of the great Muranese masters, took traditional glassmaking techniques to extremes. His introduction of merletto lacework technique at the Venice Biennale of 1952 turned heads. His secret for embedding fine lacy threads of glass was never shared. Rather than apply the filigree to the surface of vessels as was ...
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Archimedes : What Did He Do Besides Cry Eureka? (Classroom Resource Material) (Classroom Resource Materials)
Sherman Stein
The Mathematical Association of America, 1999
Recommended for all mathematicians and scientists
The author's aim is to make what he views "as Archimedes' most mathematically significant discoveries accessible to the busy people of the mathematical community." In this he succeeds admirably. The book is not only understandable by anyone who "recognizes the ...
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Eureka!: What Archimedes Really Meant and 80 Other Key Ideas Explained
Michael Macrone
HarperCollins, 1994
A Must-Have for your Book Shelf
This book is incredibly well written--clear and concise despite it's broad subject matter. This book will provide you with the groundwork that any educated adult will need to summarize the most important ideas that humanity has labored on, ideas that developed and ...
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