Description
Book SynopsisThis is Volume I of the first authoritative translation of Archimedes' works into English. Also provided are a scientific edition of the diagrams, a translation of the ancient commentator Eutocius and a commentary, where attention is paid to the cognitive and aesthetic nature of Archimedes' mathematical practice.
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Table of ContentsIntroduction; Translation and Commentary: On Sphere and Cylinder Book I; On Sphere and Cylinder Book II; Eutocius' Commentary to On Sphere and Cylinder Book I; Eutocius' Commentary to On Sphere and Cylinder Book II; Bibliography; Index.
