Archimedes is held in high esteem by mathematicians, physicists and
engineers as one of the most brilliant scientists of all time. These
proceedings contain original, unpublished papers with the primary
emphasis on the scientific work of Archimedes and his influence on the
fields of mathematics, science, and engineering. There are also papers
dealing with archaeological aspects and the myths and legends about
Archimedes and about the Archimedes Palimpsest. Papers on the following
subjects form part of the book: Hydrostatics (buoyancy, fluid pressure
and density, stability of floating bodies); Mechanics (levers, pulleys,
centers of gravity, laws of equilibrium); Pycnometry (measurement of
volume and density); Integral Calculus (Archimedes as the father of the
integral calculus, method of exhaustion, approximation of pi,
determination of areas and volumes); Mathematical Physics (Archimedes as
the father of mathematical physics, Law of the Lever, Law of Buoyancy,
Axiomatization of Physics); History of Mathematics and Mechanics
(Archimedes' influence in antiquity, the middle ages, the Renaissance,
and modern times; his influence on Leonado da Vinci, Galileo, Newton,
and other giants of science and mathematics); Ancient Machines and
Mechanisms (catapults, water screws, iron hands, compound pulleys,
planetaria, water clocks, celestial globes, the Antikythera Mechanism);
Archimedean Solids (their rediscovery in the Rennaisance and their
applications in materials science and chemistry); Archimedean Legends
(how stories of golden crowns, eureka moments, naked runs, burning
mirrors, steam cannons, etc., have influenced us through the ages,
whether true or not); The Cattle Problem (how its 18th century
rediscovery inspired the study of equations with integer solutions);
Teaching the Ideas of Archimedes (how his life and works have influenced
the teaching of science, mathematics, and engineering).
