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Archimedes

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Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry (287-212 BC)

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Archimedes

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?287–212 bc, Greek mathematician and physicist of Syracuse, noted for his work in geometry, hydrostatics, and mechanics
noun
a walled plain in the NE quadrant of the moon, about 80 km in diameter

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Archimedes

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287?-212 b.c.; Gr. mathematician & inventor, born in Syracuse (Sicily)

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Archimedes

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Greek mathematician, engineer, and physicist. Among the most important intellectual figures of antiquity, he discovered formulas for the area and volume of various geometric figures, applied geometry to hydrostatics and mechanics, devised numerous ingenious mechanisms, such as the Archimedean screw, and discovered the principle of buoyancy.

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