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Oct. 18, 2010
Oct. 19, 2010
Books
On stepping into his bath and realizing that its rising water level showed a way to measure the volume of his king’s crown to determine if it was pure gold, the mathematician Archimedes famously shouted “Eureka!”
Sept. 30, 2003
World & Nation
Marshall Clagett, 89, a historian who studied medieval science and the work of mathematician Archimedes, died Oct. 21, according to the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., where he worked for the last four decades.
Oct. 30, 2005
An ancient copy of the philosopher’s science and engineering texts had been written over and made illegible until the ink was scanned.
May 21, 2005
Climate & Environment
Where did the concrete come from? And how does the City of Long Beach plan to dispose of it?
March 14, 2024
History: Long-lost manuscript from Greek scholar considered one of ancient world’s greatest thinkers is being preserved and studied anew.
Nov. 7, 1999
Awards
In the end, the veteran composer couldn’t resist one last rousing ride with the character whose musical identity he created.
Nov. 14, 2023
Movies
Harrison Ford returns for a fifth and final round as the archaeologist-adventure hero, this time starring opposite Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Mads Mikkelsen.
June 29, 2023
“I just saw my life flash before my eyes,” Ford said at Cannes on Thursday, thanking wife Calista Flockhart and his “Dial of Destiny” collaborators.
May 18, 2023