Research published by Dr. Reviel Netz of Stanford University in 2003 argued that Archimedes was attempting to determine how many ways the pieces could be assembled into the shape of a square.
Unha investigación publicada en 2003 polo doutor Reviel Netz da Universidade Stanford argumentaba que Arquímedes estaba intentando determinar de cantas formas se podian ensamblar as pezas para formar un cadrado.