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Lost Archimedes Page Rediscovered, Unveiling Hidden Texts

3/13/2026

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A lost page from Archimedes Palimpsest was rediscovered at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Blois, France.
Victor Gysembergh, CNRS researcher, confirmed it as folio 123 with passages from On the Sphere and the Cylinder.
The page shows geometric diagrams and text obscured by a medieval prayer and a 20th-century illumination of the Prophet Daniel.
Gysembergh plans to use advanced imaging to uncover hidden text and spur re-examination of the manuscript.

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A lost page from Archimedes Palimpsest was rediscovered at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Blois, France.
Victor Gysembergh, CNRS researcher, confirmed it as folio 123 with passages from On the Sphere and the Cylinder.
The page shows geometric diagrams and text obscured by a medieval prayer and a 20th-century illumination of the Prophet Daniel.
Gysembergh plans to use advanced imaging to uncover hidden text and spur re-examination of the manuscript.