Eureka! by Andrew Gregory, Icon, 拢8.99, ISBN 1840462892
THE first eureka moment may have sentenced ancient forgers to death.
Archimedes leapt out of the bath and ran through the streets crying 鈥渆ureka鈥�
because he鈥檇 found a way to distinguish pure gold from gilded lead. That tale is
probably apocryphal.
What we can be sure of is the ancient Greeks鈥� contribution to science.
Advertisement
Somehow everyone from Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes and Pythagoras to
Democritus, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and Archimedes has been crammed into a
readable, pocket-sized primer by Andrew Gregory. Marvel as he explains how they
destroyed myths and gods in favour of a rule-based cosmos, complete with
provable theories. A worthwhile present for anyone who needs to fill in the gaps
in their knowledge.