This classic study by the eminent Dutch historian of science E. J. Dijksterhuis (1892-1965) presents the work of the Greek mathematician and mechanical engineer to the modern reader. With meticulous scholarship, Dijksterhuis surveys the whole range of evidence on Archimedes' life and the 2000-year history of the manuscripts and editions of the text, and then undertakes a comprehensive examination of all the extant writings.
Originally published in 1987.
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*FrontMatter, pg. 1*Contents, pg. 5*Preface, pg. 7*Chapter I. The Life
of Archimedes, pg. 9*Chapter II. The Works of Archimedes. Manuscripts and
Edition, pg. 33*Chapter III. The Elements of the Work of Archimedes, pg.
49*Chapter IV. On the Sphere and Cylinder. Book 1, pg. 141*Chapter V. On the
Sphere and Cylinder. Book II, pg. 188*Chapter VI. Measurement of a Circle,
pg. 222*Chapter VII. On Conoids and Spheroids, pg. 240*Chapter VIII. On
Spirals, pg. 264*Chapter IX. On the Equilibrium of Planes or Centres of
Gravity of Planes. Book I, pg. 286*Chapter X. The Method of Mechanical
Theorems, pg. 313*Chapter XI. Quadrature of the Parabola, pg. 336*Chapter
XII. On the Equilibrium of Planes. Book II, pg. 346*Chapter XIII. The
Sand-Reckoner, pg. 360*Chapter XIV. Floating Bodies, pg. 373*Chapter XV.
Miscellaneous, pg. 398*Bibliography, pg. 417*Archimedes after Dijksterhuis: A
Guide to Recent Studies, pg. 419*Index of Names, pg. 452*Errata, pg. 456
