There will be a discussion tomorrow on WGN-AM (720) from 9:07-10:00 CST on
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17th
THE ARCHIMEDES CODEX
In 1998, a medieval prayer book sold for $2 million at an auction. Why did this prayer book sell for so much? Because it held untold secrets, that’s why! As it turns out, the prayer book was penned by a monk in 1200 A.D. Underneath the prayers, it has been found, was an earlier text- the lost works of Archimedes, the greatest mathematician of antiquity. Joining us tonight to explain this amazing discovery will be Will Noel, the curator of manuscripts at the Walters Art Museum and co-author of The Archimedes Codex: How a Medieval Prayer Book is Revealing the True Genius of Antiquity’s Greatest Scientist.
You can listen live on the net:
http://wgnradio.com/index.php?option=co ... Itemid=129
Click on listen now. My brother worked on imaging the codex.
Archimedes Codex Discussion
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Archimedes Codex Discussion
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