The famous mathematical ratio, estimated to more than 22 trillion digits (and counting), is the perfect symbol for our species’ long effort to tame infinity. By Steven Strogatz This article, ...

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Do you know Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287–212 BCE) is celebrated as one of history’s greatest scientific minds? As a young man, he travelled to Alexandria, Egypt, a major centre of learning, to study ...

Many brilliant minds have shaped the world of mathematics, but one name stands out above all: Archimedes of Syracuse. Known for his genius in geometry, physics, and invention, Archimedes made ...

v. 1. The Arabo-Latin tradition.-- v. 2. The translations from the Greek by William of Moerbeke (2 v. ) -- v. 3. The fate of the medieval Archimedes, 1300-1565 (3 v. ) -- v. 4. A supplement on the ...