- Archimedes
Information on the greatest mathematician and scientist of antiquity from Drexel University.
www.mcs.drexel.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/contents.html
- Archimedes of Syracuse
Biography of the Greek mathematician.
www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Archimedes.html
- Archimedes and the Computation of Pi
The ancient Greek mathematician's approach for calculating pi.
www.math.utah.edu/~alfeld/Archimedes/Archimedes.html
- Archimedes' Approximation of Pi
The Greek mathematician's method for approximating the value of pi.
itech.fgcu.edu/faculty/clindsey/mhf4404/archimedes/archimedes.html
- NOVA: Infinite Secrets
Examines the recently found 1,000 year old manuscript that brings new understanding to the thoughts and works of the Greek genius Archimedes.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/archimedes
- Ancient Writings Revealed
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On August 4, 2006, modern scientific tools at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory will be used to uncover the original letters and diagrams of a 1000-year-old Archimedes text. Watch the live webcast or join the event at the Exploratorium.
www.exploratorium.edu/archimedes
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