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97. Archimedes meets the synchrotron

97. Archimedes meets the synchrotron

by Len Fisher | 10 Jul 2015 | Mini Stories from Science, News

With the news that synchrotron X-radiation is being used to shed light on fading Modernist paintings (http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2015/jul/08/x-ray-analysis-sheds-light-on-fading-modernist-paintings#.VZ-GYYqngQY.twitter), it occurs to me that my followers...

Bringing Archimedes to Light – Deciphering the Archimedes Palimpsest

by Len Fisher | 1 Sep 2005 | Think Like a Scientist: Media and Writing

Cosmos Pre-mediaeval writers had a hard time of it. It wasn’t that there was nothing exciting to write about – the problem was finding something durable to write it on. The best material was parchment made from animal skins, which was chosen by a tenth-century...

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