ON THE EQUILIBRIUM OF PLANES (SECOND PART)
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Archimedes, center of gravity, equilibrium, law of the lever, parabolic segmentAbstract
This is the portuguese translation of the second part of Archimedes’ work on the equilibrium of planes. The first part of the translation was published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de História da Ciência (n. 18, p. 81-94, July/Dec. 1997). This second part’s main achievement is Archimedes’ definition of the center of gravity of a parabolic segment.
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2004-12-19
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Assis, A. K. T., & Campos, N. B. F. (2004). ON THE EQUILIBRIUM OF PLANES (SECOND PART). Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De História Da Ciência, 2(2), 146–157. Retrieved from https://rbhciencia.emnuvens.com.br/rsbhc/article/view/556
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