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The Archimedes Palimpsest (Codex C): transcription

DocumentPublic domainUndertext copied second half of the 10th centuryCopy of The Archimedes Palimpsest (Codex C)
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Heiberg's edition, from his reading of the book in Constantinople in 1906 and 1908; volume III on the Internet Archive

J. L. Heiberg, 1229. Public domain

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TranscriptionJ. L. Heiberg · archive.org · 1910/1915 · public-domain2 steps from the original

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Archimedes Palimpsest (Codex C): transcription [Copy CPY0CT7NDMJ1YT4]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0CT7NDMJ1YT4
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