Lost Archimedes Page from Medieval Manuscript Discovered in France

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Lost Archimedes Page from Medieval Manuscript Discovered in France

A page long thought lost from one of the most important surviving manuscripts of antiquity has now been identified in a French museum, offering fresh insight into both ancient science and medieval book culture.

Lost Archimedes Page from Medieval Manuscript Discovered in France - Medievalists.net

A lost page from the Archimedes Palimpsest, a famous medieval manuscript, has been identified in a French museum, shedding new light on ancient mathematics.

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[mvilain@sfba.social]

@gutenberg_org I wonder at what age Archimedes stopped listening to his mother telling to sit up straight.

[danmillervfx@noc.social]

@gutenberg_org At first the idea of a "Palimpest" sounds crazy, then you realise that is exactly what a modern hardisk or server is doing all the time!

[fratermus@vmst.io]

@gutenberg_org I wonder if the finder of the manuscript shouted anything memorable