★The new book series Science on the Move tells the stories of the greatest scientists’ insights and discoveries by traveling to the places where they lived. It’s Andrea—a very curious young girl—who meets physicists, biologists, and mathematicians in the cities where they made their most important breakthroughs. In the first two volumes, Andrea takes us on walks with Galileo and Newton, right where these scientists left their mark, to hear all about their lives, discoveries, and inventions.

This series includes 6 titles:
In Switzerland with Einstein: Andrea Discovers Relativity
In Syracuse with Archimedes: Andrea Discovers Geometry
In Milan with Leonardo: Andrea Discovers Engineering
In Cambridge with Newton: Andrea Discovers Gravity
In Paris with Marie Curie: Andrea discovers radioactivity
In Pisa with Galileo: Andrea discovers the Universe

Andrea is ready for a new journey: this time her destination is Sicily. While attending a performance at the Greek Theatre of Syracuse, the girl meets for the first time the great scientist of classical antiquity.
Archimedes takes her to discover the city’s landmarks that reflect his studies: the Archaeological Park of Neapolis, where, according to legend, his tomb is located; the statue dedicated to him holding a burning mirror; and the Tecnoparco with replicas of his war machines. Archimedes tells Andrea about his life and discoveries—from estimating pi to the volume of a sphere, from the principle of levers to the buoyancy of objects.

Silvia Merialdo holds a degree in nuclear physics. After graduation, she gained research experience in the United Kingdom and Germany. Her passion for the world of books brought her back to Italy, where she now works as a physics textbook editor for Zanichelli. In her free time, she writes travel guides and reads hundreds of children's books with her son.

•Journey to Syracuse
•The Greek Theatre and the Circumference
•The Cathedral and Pi
EXPERIMENT: Calculate Your Own Pi
•The Arethusa Fountain and the Spiral
EXPERIMENT: Draw Your Own Spiral
•The Archimedes Museum and Buoyancy
EXPERIMENT: Float or Sink? It Depends!
•The Statue of Archimedes and Burning Mirrors
•The Tecnoparco, Levers, and Catapults
EXPERIMENT: Build Your Own Catapult
•The Tomb of Archimedes, the Sphere, and the Cylinder
•Eureka!
•Glossary