The genius of Archimedes -- 23 centuries of influence on mathematics, science and engineering : proceedings of an international conference held at Syracuse, Italy, June 8-10, 2010 / Stephanos A. Paipetis, Marco Ceccarelli, editors.
"Archimedes is held in high esteem by mathematicians, physicists and engineers as one of the most brilliant scientists of all time.These proceedings contain original, unpublished papers with the primary emphasis on the scientific work of Archimedes and his influence on the fields of mathematics...
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Table of Contents:
- Legacy and Influence in Mathematics:
- Legacy and influence in Mathematics:
- An Archimedean Research Theme: The Calculation of the Volume of Cylindrical Groins / Nicla Palladino
- On Archimedean Roots in Torricelli’s Mechanics / Raffaele Pisano, Danilo Capecchi
- Rational Mechanics and Science Rationnelle Unique / Johan Gielis, Diego Caratelli, Stefan Haesen, Paolo E. Ricci
- Archimedes and Caustics: A Twofold Multimedia and Experimental Approach / Assunta Bonanno, Michele Camarca, Peppino Sapia, Annarosa Serpe
- Archimedes’ Quadratures / Jean Christianidis, Apostolos Demis
- On Archimedes’ Pursuit Concerning Geometrical Analysis / Philippos Fournarakis, Jean Christianidis
- Legacy and Influence in Engineering and Mechanisms Design:
- Legacy and influence in Engineering and Mechanisms Design:
- Simon Stevin and the Rise of Archimedean Mechanics in the Renaissance / Teun Koetsier
- Archimedes’ Cannons Against the Roman Fleet? / Cesare Rossi
- V-Belt Winding Along Archimedean Spirals During the Variator Speed Ratio Shift / Francesco Sorge
- Ancient Motors for Siege Towers / C. Rossi, S. Pagano, F. Russo
- From Archimedean Spirals to Screw Mechanisms – A Short Historical Overview / Hanfried Kerle, Klaus Mauersberger
- The Mechanics of Archimedes Towards Modern Mechanism Design / Marco Ceccarelli
- Archimedean Mechanical Knowledge in 17th Century China / Zhang Baichun, Tian Miao
- Archimedes Arabicus. Assessing Archimedes’ Impact on Arabic Mechanics and Engineering / Constantin Canavas
- Legacy and Influence in Hydrostatics:
- Legacy and influence in Hydraulics:
- The Golden Crown: A Discussion / Felice Costanti
- The Heritage of Archimedes in Ship Hydrostatics: 2000 Years from Theories to Applications / Horst Nowacki
- Notes on the Syrakosia and on Archimedes’ Approach to the Stability of Floating Bodies / Marco Bonino
- What Did Archimedes Find at “Eureka” Moment? / Kuroki Hidetaka
- Floatability and Stability of Ships: 23 Centuries after Archimedes / Alberto Francescutto, Apostolos D. Papanikolaou
- The “Syrakousia” Ship and the Mechanical Knowledge between Syracuse and Alexandria / Giovanni Di Pasquale
- Legacy and Influence in Philosophy:
- Legacy and influence in Philosophy:
- Browsing in a Renaissance Philologist’s Toolbox: Archimedes’ Rule / Nadia Ambrosetti
- The Mystery of Archimedes. Archimedes, Physicist and Mathematician, Anti-Platonic and Anti-Aristotelian Philosopher / Giuseppe Boscarino
- Archimedes to Eratosthenes: “Method for Mechanical Theorems” / Roberto Bragastini
- Archimedes in Seventeenth Century Philosophy / Epaminondas Vampoulis
- Legacy and Influence in Science and Technology:
- Legacy and influence in Science and Technology:
- Cross-Fertilisation of Science and Technology in the Time of Archimēdēs / Theodossios P. Tassios
- Archimedes in Ancient Roman World / Mario Geymonat
- Archimedes: Russian Researches / Alexander Golovin, Anastasia Golovina
- Archimedean Science and the Scientific Revolution / Agamenon R. E. Oliveira
- Archimedes’ Burning Mirrors: Myth or Reality? / Adel Valiullin, Valentin Tarabarin
- The Influence of Archimedes in the Machine Books from the Renaissance to the 19th Century / Francis C. Moon
- Archimedes Influence in Science and Engineering / Thomas G. Chondros
- Legacy and Influence in Teaching and History Aspects:
- Legacy and influence in teaching and history aspects:
- The Founder-Cult of Hieron II at Akrai: The Rock-Relief from Intagliatella’s Latomy / Paolo Daniele Scirpo
- Archimedes: Russian Editions of Works / Alexander Golovin, Anastasia Golovina
- Archimedes in Program on History of Mechanics in Lomonosov Moscow St. University / Irina Tyulina, Vera Chinenova
- Archimedes Discovers and Inventions in the Russian Education / Philip Bocharov, Kira Matveeva, Valentin Tarabarin
- Archimedes in Secondary Schools: A Teaching Proposal for the Math Curriculum / Francesco A. Costabile, Annarosa Serpe
- Mechanical Advantage: The Archimedean Tradition of Acquiring Geometric Insight form Mechanical Metaphor / Vincent De Sapio, Robin De Sapio
- The Death of Archimedes: A Reassessment / Cettina Voza.