Archimedes of Syracuse[a] (/ ˌɑːrkɪˈmiːdiːz / AR-kih-MEE-deez; c. 287 – c. 212 BC) was an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor from the city of …

Jan 2, 2026 · Archimedes, the most famous mathematician and inventor in ancient Greece. He discovered the relation between the surface and volume of a sphere and its circumscribing …

Mar 11, 2022 · Archimedes (l. 287-212 BCE) was a Greek engineer and inventor who is regarded as the greatest mathematician of antiquity and one the greatest of all time. He is credited with …

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Dec 7, 2023 · He knew it to be the right place from the stone adornments of a sphere and cylinder, placed there in honour of Archimede’s mathematical achievements. Cicero had the …

About this site . . . T his site is a virtual book about Archimedes, who is widely regarded as the greatest mathematician and scientist in antiquity. Here I have compiled knowledge about …

Read a brief biography about the mathematician Archimedes - from early life to his discovery of the 'Archimedes' principle'.

Archimedes: Euclide's Elements; the whole fifteen books compendiously demonstrated: with Archimede's Theorems of the sphere and cylinder, investigated by the method of indivisibles.

E Rufini, Il 'metodo' di Archimede e le origini del calcolo infinitesimale nell'antichità (Milan, 1961). I Schneider, Archimedes : Ingenieur, Naturwissenschaftler und Mathematiker (Darmstadt, 1979).

Early life Little is known about Archimedes's life. He probably was born in the seaport city of Syracuse, a Greek settlement on the island of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea. He was the son …