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THE PALIMPSEST OF ARCHIMEDES     PART 2

YESTERDAY, WE BEGAN SHARING CLAIRE HALL’S LRB REVIEW “Maths is Second Best” of Nicholas Nicastro’s Archimedes: Fulcrum of Science. Today, we pick up with her analysis of the Hellenistic world … Continue reading →

March 7, 2026 · Leave a comment

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