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Quotation from The Method (Geometrical Solutions Derived from Mechanics) by Archimedes
“Archimedes was primarily a discoverer, and not primarily a compiler as were Euclid, Apollonios, and Nicomachos.”
The Method (Geometrical Solutions Derived from Mechanics), Introduction by David Eugene Smith, trans. Lydia G. Robinson
Smith explains why a statement of Archimedes' mental processes is valuable for education as well as mathematics. These are Smith's words, not Archimedes'.
Citation: "Archimedes was primarily a discoverer, and not primarily a compiler as were Euclid, Apollonios, and Nicomachos." — Archimedes, The Method (Geometrical Solutions Derived from Mechanics), Introduction by David Eugene Smith, trans. Lydia G. Robinson. (id archimedes-the-method-q6)
Portrait: Domenico-Fetti Archimedes 1620, Domenico Fetti, Public domain.
