02128nam 2200613 a 450 991113475850332120251116210038.01-282-59377-397866125937720-472-02532-5(CKB)2560000000012964(OCoLC)613205561(CaPaEBR)ebrary10373097(SSID)ssj0000412050(PQKBManifestationID)11260304(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000412050(PQKBWorkID)10357864(PQKB)11143623(MiAaPQ)EBC3414739(MdBmJHUP)muse9586(Au-PeEL)EBL3414739(CaPaEBR)ebr10373097(CaONFJC)MIL259377(OCoLC)816386469(EXLCZ)99256000000001296420070910d2008 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrArchimedes and the Roman imagination /Mary Jaeger1st ed.Ann Arbor University of Michigan Pressc20081 online resource (245 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-472-11630-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-223) and index.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.An innovative exploration of the cultural reception of the greatest mathematician of the ancient world.MathematiciansGreeceBiographyMathematics, AncientMathematiciansMathematics, Ancient.510.92BJaeger Mary1960-698048MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911134758503321Archimedes and the Roman imagination1373759UNINA