Archimedes of Syracuse is remembered mainly for the impressive machines he built to defend his city against the Romans: the heat ray and the terrifying 'claws' that lifted ships from the water and shook them like fish on a hook. But his most important discovery, the one that preceded Newton and Leibniz by almost 1900 years - infinitesimal calculus - remained unknown, because of a Christian monk who decided to turn his important manuscript into a prayer bookSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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