| ID | 012362 |
| Call Number | 530/STR |
| Title Proper | Archimedes and the fulcrum |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Strathern, Paul |
| Publication | London, Arrow Books Limited, 2010. |
| Description | 95p Beige Spine |
| Series | The big idea |
| Note | A captivating and easily digestible investigation into the legendary life and work of the greatest mathematical mind the world had seen, up until his tragic death at the hands of the Romans. Single-handedly launching a 4,000 ton ship, calculating volumes and perfect spirals, laying the foundations of theoretical physics and inventing military weaponry as a seventy-year-old, Archimedes' Big Idea was so much more than his famed leap from his bath, shouting 'Eureka!' |
| Standard Number | 9780099238126 |
| Price. Qualification | £4.99(Pb) |
| Classification Number | 530 |
| Key Words | IGCSE ; Scientists - Biography ; Archimedes ; Mechanics |