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| − | The Archimedes Palimpsest is a parchment codex palimpsest, which originally was a 10th-century Byzantine copy of an otherwise unknown work of Archimedes of Syracuse and other authors. It was overwritten with Christian religious text by 13th-century monks. The manuscript currently belongs to an American private collector. |
+ | The Archimedes Palimpsest is a parchment codex palimpsest (Wikipedia page [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palimpsest]), which originally was a 10th-century Byzantine copy of an otherwise unknown work of Archimedes of Syracuse and other authors. It was overwritten with Christian religious text by 13th-century monks. The manuscript currently belongs to an American private collector. |
More information on the Wikipedia page [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes_palimpsest] |
More information on the Wikipedia page [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes_palimpsest] |
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The Archimedes Palimpsest is a parchment codex palimpsest (Wikipedia page [1]), which originally was a 10th-century Byzantine copy of an otherwise unknown work of Archimedes of Syracuse and other authors. It was overwritten with Christian religious text by 13th-century monks. The manuscript currently belongs to an American private collector.
More information on the Wikipedia page [2]
The Nova project page is [3]