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Revealing Hidden Texts by Archimedes
Scientists at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center are using a synchrotron that accelerates electrons to nearly the speed of light to produce x-rays to reveal works by the ancient Greek mathematician that are hidden in 1,000-year-old parchment.continue reading »
- // Blog Post from 28 Graves Ave // Northampton // Massachesetts
- David Foster Wallace on Infinity I’ve been reading David Foster Wallace’s new book1 Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity for a few days now and I’m happy to report that it’s everything you would expect from the author of Infinite Jest. And I … continue reading »