Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Greek mathematician and

Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Greek mathematician and inventor, in his bath. Discovered formulae for calculating areas and volumes of plane and solid figures. Hydrostatics. Supposed to have shouted Eureka on discovering principle of upthrust on a floating body. Hand-coloured woodcut, 1547

1547 Archimedes C287-212 Calculating Discovered Discovering Eureka Formulae Hand-coloured Mathematician Principle Shouted Solid Supposed Volumes

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