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Archimedes' Oldest Writings Under X-ray vision (BNL Women in Science Lecture Series)

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OSTI ID:988019

Large parts of Archimedes’ writings were recently deciphered at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource at SLAC. A special x-ray technique showed maps of iron in faint traces of partially erased ink. The x-ray images revealed Archimedes’ writings from some of his most important works that were hidden by twelfth-century biblical texts, mold and forged gold paintings.

Research Organization:
BNL (Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States))
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-98CH10886
OSTI ID:
988019
Report Number(s):
BNL-83254-2009-CP; archimedes
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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