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Archimedes and the Door of Science [SCM]

by Jeanne Bendick Author

A biography of this Greek mathematician and scientist, including sketches, explanations, and some experiments.

Additional Details

Resource Type
Book
ISBN
1883937124
Print Status
In Print
Chapters
14
Pages
145
Suggested Grades
4th - 6th
Geographical Setting
Greece
Historical Setting
287 BC - 212 BC
Publisher
Franklin Watts, Inc.
Copyright
1962

Chapters

  • 1 Who Was Archimedes?
  • 2 The World of Archimedes
  • 3 Alexandria!
  • 4 Archimedes and His Lever
  • 5 Archimedes and King Hiero's Crown
  • 6 Archimedes and Astronomy
  • 7 Archimedes and Mathematics
  • 8 The Measurement of a Circle
  • 9 Archimedes and Numbers
  • 10 Archimedes and the Centers of Gravity
  • 11 The Sphere and the Cylinder
  • 12 The War Machines of Archimedes
  • 13 The End of Archimedes
  • 14 No End to Archimedes

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