Archimedes of Syracuse (287-212 BC)

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 3437. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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Greek scientists and mathematician, born in Syracuse. Remembered for Archimedes' screw, used for raising water, and his cry of eureka (`I have found it') when he discovered, according to legend while in the bath, the principle of the hydrostatic upthrust on a floating body (Archimedes' principle). Discovered formulae for the areas and volumes of spheres, cylinders and a variety of figures. Most o...

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