The history of the discovery of Archimedes formula to calculate areas and volumes of spheres, cylinders and other plane and solid geometric figures. The Archimedes screw - a machine to transport water from low-lying sources in the irrigation ditches.
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Contents When we think of the great scientists and mathematicians of the ancient world, who could forget Archimedes. In the hearts and minds of scientists Archimedes occupies the same respectable position as Newton and Gauss. In his ancient Greek days he was known as the the wise one, the master and the great geometer. His works such as the Death Ray gained him popularity and fame that lasts till this day. He was one of the last great Greek mathematicians. 1. Biography Archimedes was born c. 287 BC in the seaport city of Syracuse, Sicily. A biography of Archimedes was written by his friend Heracleides but this work has been lost. It is unknown, for instance, whether he ever married or had children. During his youth, Archimedes may have studied in Alexandria, Egypt, where Conon of Samos and Eratosthenes of Cyrene were contemporaries. He referred to Conon of Samos as his friend, while two of his works (The Method of Mechanical Theorems and the Cattle Problem) have introductions addressed to Eratosthenes . Archi