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.
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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.
@gutenberg_org I wonder at what age Archimedes stopped listening to his mother telling to sit up straight.
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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.
@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!
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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.
@gutenberg_org I wonder if the finder of the manuscript shouted anything memorable
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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.
What an interesting start for a horror story. An ancient book brings bad luck. Until someone discovers it is a palimpsest of the Necronomicon. With high tech scanning one can read the original book. Hilarity ensues...
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