Premise: Archimedes . The relatively few copies of Archimedes ' written work that survived through the Middle Ages were an influential source of ideas for scientists during the Renaissance , while the discovery in 1906 of previously unknown works by Archimedes in the Archimedes Palimpsest has provided new insights into how he obtained mathematical results .
Hypothesis: Many copies of Archimedes' written work survived through the Middle Ages.
Label: CONTRADICTION