Archimedes
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Definition
(noun.) Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry (287-212 BC).
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Definition
(n.) An extinct genus of Bryzoa characteristic of the subcarboniferous rocks. Its form is that of a screw.
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Examples
- He was not a Plato or an Archimedes, but an efficient officer o f State, conscious of indebtedness to the great scientists and philosophers. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Vitruvius was far from sharing the view of Archimedes that art which was connected with the satisfaction of daily needs was necessarily ignoble and vulgar. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- As a rude Roman soldier approached, Archimedes cried, Don't sp oil my circles, and was instantly killed. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The first ship fitted with the screw propeller was called the Archimedes. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The production of heat by concentrating the rays of the sun, and for burning objects had been known from the time of Archimedes, and been repeated from time to time. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The _Noria_, a chain of pots, and the screw of Archimedes were other forms of ancient pumps. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Instead he spent his time studying the mathematics of Euclid, and from them went on to the writings of Archimedes and the laws of mechanics. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- We have already named this Archimedes as one of the pupils and correspondents of the school of the Alexandrian Museum. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Archimedes came to Alexandria to study, and remained a frequent correspondent of the Museum. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Archimedes was originally fitted with a single-threaded screw, the threads of which were 8 feet apart, and there were two convolutions of the screw round the shaft. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The siege of Syracuse is chiefly memorable for the brilliant inventions of the philosopher Archimedes, which long held the Romans at bay. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The screw of Archimedes has been extended in application as a carrier of water, and converted into a conveyor of many other materials. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Archimedes of Syracuse demands, however, particular consid eration. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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