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On Archimedean roots in Torricelli’s mechanics

History of Mechanism and Machine Science (2010) 11 17-27
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9091-1_2
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Abstract

In recent papers we analyzed the historical development of the foundations of the centres of gravity theory during the Renaissance. Using these works as a starting point, we shall briefly present a progression of knowledge with cultural and mathematical Archimedean roots in Torricelli’s mechanics.

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Pisano, R., & Capecchi, D. (2010). On Archimedean roots in Torricelli’s mechanics. In History of Mechanism and Machine Science (Vol. 11, pp. 17–27). Springer Netherland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9091-1_2

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