Mar 14 β€’ 14:00 UTC πŸ‡§πŸ‡· Brazil Folha (PT)

By chance, researcher finds lost page of Archimedes manuscript

A lost page from the 10th-century Archimedes palimpsest was discovered in a museum in France by researcher Victor Gysembergh.

A remarkable discovery has been made at a museum in France, where one of the three missing pages of the Archimedes palimpsest was found by Victor Gysembergh, a researcher from the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). The palimpsest, dated back to the 10th century, contains copies of works by the ancient Greek scientist Archimedes, who is celebrated for his contributions as a physicist, astronomer, mathematician, and engineer. This discovery highlights the significance of Archimedes' writings, including his renowned principle, and reveals a part of history that had been lost for centuries.

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