Eurêka, eurêka. Archimède et la naissance de la mythologie de la science

Just as Archimedes’ scientific work is devoid of any resort to mythology, likewise does the image of his genius, as created by the literature of Antiquity, fall within the province of mythology. The Latin writers, as Vitruvius and Livy, were responsible for the depiction of the celebrated moments of...

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Main Author: Mireille Courrént
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Presses universitaires du Midi 2009-01-01
Series:Pallas
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/pallas/15241