It was intended to supersede the slower long handled and Archimedean drills favoured by Victorian dentists. His revised model, presented to the Odontological Society in 1871 was well received ...

The thousand-year-old manuscript contains the earliest surviving writings by Archimedes, the Greek thinker who is regarded as the greatest mathematician of antiquity. In this interactive ...

It was intended to supersede the slower long handled and Archimedean drills favoured by Victorian dentists. His revised model, presented to the Odontological Society in 1871 was well received ...

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A series of hidden texts written by the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes are being revealed by US scientists. Until now, the pages have remained obscured by paintings and texts laid down on top ...