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Greek mathematicians Archimedes summary or overview ​

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_Archimedes, (born c. 287 bce, Syracuse, Sicily [Italy]—died 212/211 bce, Syracuse), the most-famous mathematician and inventor in ancient Greece. Archimedes is especially important for his discovery of the relation between the surface and volume of a sphere and its circumscribing cylinder.Nov 12, 2019

Profession: Mathematician, Astronomer, Physicist

_Inventions: Archimedes' screw

_Works written: On the Sphere and Cylinder

_Place of birth: Syracuse

_Died: c. 212 BC (aged c. 75); Syracuse, Sicily, Magna Graecia

_Born: c. 287 BC; Syracuse, Sicily, Magna Graecia

_Fields: Mathematics; Physics; Engineering;

Astronomy; Invention

_The deeper he settled, the more water spilled over. In a flash, Archimedes discovered his answer: His body displaced an equal volume of water. Likewise, by immersing the crown in water, Archimedes could determine its volume and compare that with the volume of an equal weight of gold.

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