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Oct. 19, 2010
World & Nation
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
Science & Medicine
It wasn’t exactly the ancient siege of Syracuse, but rather a curious quest for scientific validation.
Oct. 29, 2005
Archives
The pages of a medieval prayer text also contain words of ancient Greek engineer Archimedes. It takes high-tech imaging to read between the lines.
Dec. 26, 2006
Oct. 18, 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
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
History: Long-lost manuscript from Greek scholar considered one of ancient world’s greatest thinkers is being preserved and studied anew.
Nov. 7, 1999
Technology and the Internet
Facebook Inc. said Thursday it banned an Israeli company that ran an influence campaign aimed at disrupting elections in various countries and has canceled dozens of accounts engaged in spreading disinformation.
May 16, 2019