Archimedes in the 21st Century Proceedings of a World Conference at
This book is a collection of papers presented at the “Archimedes in the 21st Century” world conference, held at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences in 2013. This conference focused on the enduring and continuing influence of Archimedes in our m
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Archimedes in the 21st Century Proceedings of a World Conference at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
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Chris Rorres Editor
Archimedes in the 21st Century Proceedings of a World Conference at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Editor Chris Rorres Drexel University Philadelphia, PA, USA
ISSN 2297-2951 ISSN 2297-296X (electronic) Trends in the History of Science ISBN 978-3-319-58058-6 ISBN 978-3-319-58059-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-58059-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017944105 Mathematics Subject Classification (2010): 00B25, 01A20, 01A61, 01-06. © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This book is published under the trade name Birkhäuser, www.birkhauser-science.com The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
These Proceedings are dedicated to Dennis L. Simms (1926–2010) Archimedes scholar, colleague, and friend— who would have been a valuable contributor to this conference.
Preface
Archimedes in the 21st Century, a two-day world conference he
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