Previously Missing Archimedes Manuscript Page Identified in French Museum Collection
A researcher has identified a missing page from the Archimedes Palimpsest within a French museum's holdings. Victor Gysembergh, affiliated with the French National Center for Scientific Research, detailed the find in a March 6 publication in the Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik. The discovery involves a piece of writing by the ancient Greek mathematician that was previously considered lost.
Key facts
- A lost page from the Archimedes Palimpsest has been located.
- Researcher Victor Gysembergh reported the discovery on March 6.
- The finding was published in the Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik.
- The page is held at a museum in France.
- Gysembergh is affiliated with the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS).
Entities
Artists
- Archimedes
Institutions
- French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)
- Musée
- French museum
Locations
- France