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Alligators bury their eggs with leaves, which then decompose at a temperature of 25?C (80?F) which is the optimum temperature for the eggs to hatch.


Archimedes' 'Eureka!' manuscript for sale


Archimedes' 'Eureka!' manuscript for sale
On 29 October 1998, Christie's auction house in New York will sell one of the earliest surviving manuscripts of the works of Archimedes. The manuscript is a palimpsest from which the original text by Archimedes was removed so the vellum could be reused. The original text was recovered using a variety of techniques. It contains Archimedes' descriptions of some of his work, including that which is said to have made him run into the street naked and shouting 'Eureka'. The manuscript is said to possibly be the most important scientific codex ever auctioned.
3 OCTOBER 1998
The Vancouver Sun
3 OCTOBER 1998

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