Archimedes in the 21st Century

Proceedings of a World Conference at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences

AvChris Rorres

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

?This book is a collection of papers presented at the “Archimedes in the 21st Century” world conference, held at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences in 2013.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-09-11
Mått:155 x 235 x 15 mm
Vikt:474 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Trends in the History of Science
Antal sidor:160
Förlag:Birkhauser Verlag AG
ISBN:9783319580586

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Chris Rorres is a Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Drexel University in Philadelphia. He has studied and extended the works of Archimedes for more than 40 years, and is considered one of the world's leading experts on the subject.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface.- Archimedes the Pragmatic Engineer.- Archimedes the Military Engineer.- Archimedes the Geometer.- Archimedes the Mathematician.- Archimedes and Ship Design.- Archimedes Screw in the 21st Century.- Archimedes, Astronomy, and the Planetarium.- Archimedes in the 21st Century Imagination.