Archimedean palimpsest
 

Say no more, say no more. Wink-wink. Nudge-nudge.

Walters researchers decode the secrets of the Archimedes Palimpsest - baltimoresun.com

great story, thanx for sharing

You're welcome. Try as I might, I couldn't seem to make it either Bush's fault or Obama's fault. But surely we can find somebody to blame.

I first heard about that on NPR I think, or it might have been C-Span, can't remember which now, but the guy wrote a book about it called , wait for it... "Archimedes Palimpsest" which I immediately went out and bought. Fascinating stuff indeed.

- Peter.

Great article! Loved it.

That was a pretty neat article. (though they spelled combinatorics without the B) I had to look up the meaning of palimpset. :)

On a slightly related note, a friend of mine discovered a hitherto unknown piece of music from th 19th century. Not as big a find but still significant.

You gotta love how those scholars come up with such catchy titles!

Illuminating!
 

Thanks!