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 enlarge | Author: Jeanne Bendick
Publisher: Bethlehem Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 19514
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 160
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 1883937124
Dewey Decimal Number: 510.92
EAN: 9781883937126
Publication Date: October 1995
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 A combination of science and history March 12, 2007
N. Brendlinger (Robinson, PA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Placing scientific theory in historical context is a concept that sounds dreadful. My children loved it. They adore the comic stories of Archimedes. My eight year-old son couldn't put it down. As a parent of a boy to 'hates to read,' it was AMAZING to hear my son giggling and laughing out loud while studying history and science on his own. What was even more thrilling, was listening to him apply the knowledge to everything from playing with Knex to a catapult.
A wonderful read! August 17, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is about Archimedes' life. He found out how to measure a circle and the principle of buoyancy. He invented the Archimedes' screw. He moved a ship full of cargo with one hand and a machine he built. And he did all this without electricity. I think that you will love this book.
greek scientist December 29, 1999
9 out of 28 found this review helpful
I read a book by the same title when I was in Junior High school in December of 1965 I learned about Archimedes who was born in 287BC in Syracuse a little island off Sicily. He was named with this unusual name because his family thought it would be a good name for him. As he grew he was most thoughtful of the things around him and learned to face many problems and difficulties. He solved these problems by doing things as not much was know at that time.He was able to move a boat for King Hiero to his astonishment as he didn't believe that he could. He used the idea of pulleys and levers and was able to move the boat. Of course, there is the well known story that everyone says "EUREKA", of if you are Greek, To Evreeka, which means, "I've found it", when he displaced the water in his bathtub to measure the volume of gold. This is the report I wrote back all those years ago in Junior High and I think I would again like to reread this book and review it now as an adult.Thanks for listening to my childhood view of this book.
Good Math/Thinking Introduction May 31, 2008
Ed Book Reader (USA)
This book has a lot of good information about how math concepts were discovered over time by Archmedes. Some of the concepts are involved, but it is written at a level that allows young children (8 yrs and up) to access the ideas. The text could easily be used to branch off to classroom/home study science or math explorations. An excellent introduction to the possible depths of mathematics/science study in a light manner that children will find engaging.
 One of the Greats November 25, 2006
T. Leach (Mid-West)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Like others, I read this to my homeschooled children. After reading this book, I probably appreciated Archimedes more than they did. For adults and children alike, this is a great introduction to one of the world's (not just the ancient world's) analytical thinkers. This book presents a good mix of scientific education and humanizing biography. We learn that Archimedes died too soon as the result of a stupid misunderstanding, and the world was denied the other scientific advances that he could have given us.
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