...profound a soul, and such treasures of scientific knowledge, that though these inventions had now obtained him the renown of more than human sagacity, he yet...superiority of which to all others is unquestioned, and iu which the only doubt can be, whether the beauty and grandeur of the subjects examined, or the precision...

...profound a soul, and such treasures of scientific knowledge, that though these inventions had now obtained him the renown of more than human sagacity, he yet...studies, the superiority of which to all others is un questioned, and in which the only doubt can be, whether the beauty and grandeur of the subjects...

...profound a soul, and such treasures of scientific knowledge, that though these inventions had now obtained him the renown of more than human sagacity, he yet...there can be no reference to the vulgar needs of life. The charm of his familiar and domestic Siren made him forget his food and neglect his person, to that...

...repudiating as sordid and ignoble tht whole trade of engineering, and every sort of art that lend; itself to mere use and profit, he placed his whole...where there can be no reference to the vulgar needs of lifej studies, the superiority of which to all others is unquestioned, and in which the onljr doubt...

...commends Archimedes, the ultimate scientist and inventor of the Hellenistic Age, because he repudiated "as sordid and ignoble the whole trade of engineering,...there can be no reference to the vulgar needs of life" (Life ofMarcellus, Modern Library Edition, 378). Finley's model of the ancient economy (1985, chap....

...in his "Life of Marcellus." After listing Archimedes' many practical accomplishments, Plutarch says: "He yet would not deign to leave behind him any commentary...can be no reference to the vulgar needs of life." 7 Does this not suggest that the aloofness of the contemplative act may embody an aristocratic pre^...

...Even the greatest ancient technologist, Archimedes, held to this view (as reported by Plutarch): "He would not deign to leave behind him any commentary...there can be no reference to the vulgar needs of life" ("Life of Marcellus," p. 378). Even the Epicureans such as Lucretius, who rejected the life of contemplation...

...And so Archimedes did not "deign to leave behind him any commentary or writing on such subjects" but "placed his whole affection and ambition in those...can be no reference to the vulgar needs of life." Yet, he seems to have made an exception in the case of sphere making, perhaps because it helps one...

...97]. Despite the great success of Archimedes' military engineering inventions, Plutarch says that "He would not deign to leave behind him any commentary...there can be no reference to the vulgar needs of life" [93, p. 100]. Perhaps the best indication of what Archimedes truly loved most is his request that his...

...Even the greatest ancient technologist, Archimedes, held to this view fas reported by Plutarch): "He would not deign to leave behind him any commentary...can be no reference to the vulgar needs of life." 16 Even the Epicureans such as Lucretius, who rejected the life of contemplation and identified the...