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Archimedes of
Syracuse (/ˌɑːrkɪˈmiːdiːz/, ARK-ihm-EE-deez; c. 287 – c. 212 BC) was an
Ancient Gr**** mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and...
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Archimedes'
principle (also
spelled Archimedes's principle)
states that the
upward buoyant force that is
exerted on a body
immersed in a fluid, whether...
- The
Archimedes' ****, also
known as the
Archimedean ****,
hydrodynamic ****,
water **** or
Egyptian ****, is one of the
earliest hydraulic machines...
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force is
proportional to the
pressure difference, and (as
explained by
Archimedes' principle) is
equivalent to the
weight of the
fluid that
would otherwise...
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Archimedes' heat ray is a
device that
Archimedes is
purported to have used to burn
attacking Roman ships during the
Siege of
Syracuse (c. 213–212 BC)....
- π for
practical com****tions.
Around 250 BC, the Gr****
mathematician Archimedes created an
algorithm to
approximate π with
arbitrary accuracy. In the...
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Acorn Archimedes is a
family of
personal computers designed by
Acorn Computers of Cambridge, England. The
systems are
based on Acorn's own ARM architecture...
- The
Archimedes Palimpsest is a
parchment codex palimpsest,
originally a
Byzantine Gr**** copy of a
compilation of
Archimedes and
other authors. It contains...
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Archimedes is a
genus of
bryozoans belonging to the
family Fenestellidae. The
first use of the term "
Archimedes" in
relation to this
genus was in 1838...
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Archimedes (Ancient Gr****: Ἁρπάγη, romanized: harpágē, lit. 'snatcher'; also
known as the iron hand) was an
ancient weapon devised by
Archimedes to...