Archimedes life works and machines

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1766-1775

  Chondros, Thomas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Archimedes; Machines; Mechanics; Works

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDRIA; ARCHIMEDES; CENTRE OF GRAVITY; EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE; FUNDAMENTAL THEOREMS; GEOMETRIC SHAPE; MACHINES; SYRACUSE; THE MUSEUMS; WORKS;

MACHINERY; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; MECHANICS;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 77957901403     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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