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And I shall move the earth. The ancient Greek mathematicians and their influence. By Jón Þorvarðarson.
Why did the Pythagoreans dislike the number 17?
How did Archimedes manage to steal the sun?
For what reason was Anaxagoras put in prison?
How did Eratosthenes calculate the size of the Earth?
The author answers these questions, along with many others, in the most detailed and meticulous work yet written in Icelandic on the history of ancient Greek mathematics - a history that in many cases extends to the present day. The book is lavishly illustrated and printed in color.
The intellectual feats of ancient times have always aroused astonishment and admiration, but the history of the profound thinkers who lived then is no less interesting. They cleared many stones from the path of science, played with such genius on most of the strings of mathematics that it is surprising. The history of these men is so impressive that it must not be forgotten.
Why did the Pythagoreans dislike the number 17?
How did Archimedes manage to steal the sun?
For what reason was Anaxagoras put in prison?
How did Eratosthenes calculate the size of the Earth?
The author answers these questions, along with many others, in the most detailed and meticulous work yet written in Icelandic on the history of ancient Greek mathematics - a history that in many cases extends to the present day. The book is lavishly illustrated and printed in color.
The intellectual feats of ancient times have always aroused astonishment and admiration, but the history of the profound thinkers who lived then is no less interesting. They cleared many stones from the path of science, played with such genius on most of the strings of mathematics that it is surprising. The history of these men is so impressive that it must not be forgotten.