Abstract
One need only glance at Archimedes’s Proposition 8 above to see thatOn Floating Bodies is several orders of magnitude more sophisticated than anything else found in ancient mathematics. It ranks with Newton’sPrincipia Mathematica as a work in which basic physical laws are both formulated and accompanied by superb applications.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.