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Archimedes and the Roman imagination

Title
Archimedes and the Roman imagination [electronic resource] / Mary Jaeger.
Author
Jaeger, Mary, 1960-
Publication
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2008.

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Description
1 online resource (ix, 230 p.)
Uniform Title
Archimedes and the Roman imagination (Online)
Alternative Title
Archimedes and the Roman imagination (Online)
Subject
  • Archimedes
  • Mathematicians > Greece > Biography
  • Mathematics, Ancient
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-223) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
The "Eureka" story -- Cicero at Archimedes' tomb -- Why two spheres? -- The afterlife of the spheres from the De republica -- A sketch of events at Syracuse -- Who killed Archimedes? -- The defense of Syracuse -- Claudian on Archimedes -- Petrarch's Archimedes -- Conclusion -- Notes.
LCCN
2007037351
OCLC
ssj0000412050
Author
Jaeger, Mary, 1960-
Title
Archimedes and the Roman imagination [electronic resource] / Mary Jaeger.
Imprint
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2008.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-223) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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