QuestionsArchimedes PalimpsestWhat did the recovered text change about Archimedes' mathematics?Answer
Answer · Archimedes Palimpsest
The Stomachion is a study of how many ways the dissected square can be reassembled, an early work of…
The Stomachion is a study of how many ways the dissected square can be reassembled, an early work of combinatorics.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: none pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- The surviving fragment discusses the number of arrangements rather than only the construction.
What would rule it out
- The fragment's argument is confined to constructing the figure.
Evidence none for · 1 against
The questions it answers
Most likelyNewly read passages of The Method show Archimedes treating infinitely many objects as completed wholes and…
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The Stomachion is a study of how many ways the dissected square can be reassembled, an early work of… [Answer ANS0CT7N8RA3QRV]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CT7N8RA3QRV
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