The Archimedes Palimpsest is a medieval manuscript that was found to contain erased and overwritten works of the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by the official Archimedes Palimpsest project, the Walters Art Museum (which holds the manuscript), and independent secondary sources. Details on the erasure and overwriting process are consistent across all sources. [tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- List of mathematics history topics (wikipedia)
- https://thewalters.org/news/lost-and-found-the-secrets-of-archimedes/ (corroboration)
- https://www.archimedespalimpsest.org/ (corroboration)
- https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/almanac/archimedes-palimpsest/ (corroboration)