In 1229 AD a Byzantine monk erased ancient mathematics to write prayers and unknowingly preserved a great scientific treasure. He created a palimpsest by scraping a precious parchment clean for reuse. Beneath his prayers lay the lost works of Archimedes, including his method that explored advanced mathematical ideas later formalized by Newton and Leibniz. Hidden as a prayer book through wars and time, the document was rediscovered in the early 20th century, revealing concepts centuries ahead of