Archimedes between legend and fact

L. Russo

DOI:10.1007/S40329-013-0016-Y

Corpus ID: 161786723

Archimedes between legend and fact

@article{Russo2013ArchimedesBL,
  title={Archimedes between legend and fact},
  author={L. Russo},
  journal={Lettera Matematica},
  year={2013},
  volume={1},
  pages={91-95}
}

L. Russo
Published 2013
History
Lettera Matematica

The figure of Archimedes that most are familiar with is depicted in the works of authors such as Vitruvius and Plutarch, who lived centuries after his death and transmit an image of the scientist that is deformed by legend. This paper re-examines what is actually known about the life of Archimedes and his personality.

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