by William Noel, Reviel Netz · Ediciones Martínez Roca · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788484606307
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«El código de Arquímedes» is the historical essay by William Noel and Reviel Netz, published by Ediciones Martínez Roca in paperback (400 pages, in Spanish).
The work reconstructs the journey of the Archimedes manuscript that appeared at a Christie's auction: a codex reused by a 13th-century monk as a prayer book, with treatises erased beneath the liturgy. The authors narrate its restoration and show that its texts anticipated Newton, travelling through Sicily, Alexandria and Constantinople.
First edition published on 27 March 2007. Original title in English: The Archimedes Codex: Revealing the Secrets of the World's Greatest Palimpsest.
Popular science work for all audiences, with special interest for readers of history of science, archaeology and books about books.
