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* The "Eureka" thing * The "Eureka" thing
* Archimedes' screw * Archimedes' screw
* The principle of the lever
* The buoyancy principle
* Machines invented for the defense of Syracuse * Machines invented for the defense of Syracuse
* Books written (yes, they didn't survive intact, but list them anyway) * Books written (yes, they didn't survive intact, but list them anyway)

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Archimedes of Syracuse, c. 287 - 212 B.C., mathematician and inventor.

Draft. Some of the obvious things here include:

  • The "Eureka" thing
  • Archimedes' screw
  • The principle of the lever
  • The buoyancy principle
  • Machines invented for the defense of Syracuse
  • Books written (yes, they didn't survive intact, but list them anyway)
  • Some info on π, or at least a link to π's page.

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