The greatest mathematician
Subtitle: Archimedes and his eureka! moment
By: Paul Hightower.
Series: Great minds of ancient science and math
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780766034082
Subjects: Archimedes -- Juvenile literature; Mathematicians -- Greece -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: "A biography of ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes, who invented the compound pulley and other machines. His contributions to mathematics included devising the formulas for the surface and volume of a sphere"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Life in syracuse; title: Archimedes as mathematician; title: Hiero's gold crown; title: On the equilibrium of planes; title: Other inventions; title: The sack of Syracuse; title: Archimedes through history; title: Archimedes today.