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Archimedes' Principle — Archimedes (287 212 B.C.) was a legend during his lifetime. He was a brilliant mathematician and an inventor of the Archimedes screw, a machine for raising water. Although the lever had been in use long before Archimedes, he worked out the… … Dictionary of eponyms
Archimedes' screw — was operated by hand and could raise water efficiently … Wikipedia
Archimedes' use of infinitesimals — is the first attested explicit use. The work with infinitesimals of the ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, and engineer from Syracuse is found in the celebrated Archimedes Palimpsest. The palimpsest includes Archimedes account of his… … Wikipedia
Archimedes — [är΄kə mē′dēz΄] 287? 212 B.C.; Gr. mathematician & inventor, born in Syracuse (Sicily) Archimedean [är΄kə mē′dē ən, är΄kə mi dē′ən] adj … English World dictionary
Archimedes — For other uses, see Archimedes (disambiguation). Archimedes of Syracuse (Greek: Ἀρχιμήδης) … Wikipedia
Archimedes — /ahr keuh mee deez/, n. 287? 212 B.C., Greek mathematician, physicist, and inventor: discovered the principles of specific gravity and of the lever. * * * born с 290–280 BC, Syracuse, Sicily died 212/211 BC, Syracuse Legendary Greek inventor and… … Universalium
Archimedes — (287 bc–212bc) Greek mathematician Archimedes father was an astronomer and he himself inherited an interest in the subject. He was educated in Alexandria and spent most of the rest of his life in his birthplace, Syracuse, under the patronage of… … Scientists
Syracuse, Sicily — Infobox Settlement official name = Syracuse established title = Founded established date = 734 BC nickname = motto = website = http://www.comune.siracusa.it image seal size = 100px map caption = Location of the city of Syracuse (red dot) within… … Wikipedia
Archimedes Russell — Infobox Architect image size = caption = name = Archimedes Russell nationality = birth date = 1840 birth place = death date = 1915 death place = practice name = significant buildings= Crouse College, Syracuse University significant projects =… … Wikipedia
Archimedes Palimpsest — The Archimedes Palimpsest is a palimpsest on parchment in the form of a codex which originally was a copy of an otherwise unknown work of the ancient mathematician, physicist, and engineer Archimedes of Syracuse and other authors. Archimedes… … Wikipedia
Archimedes Palimpsest — Palimpseste d Archimède Une page typique du palimpseste d Archimède. Le manuscrit original du texte d Archimède est écrit de droite à gauche, dissimulé sous le texte de prières écrites de haut en bas Le Palimpseste d Archimède est une des plus… … Wikipédia en Français
