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Archimedes

Outstanding mathematician of ancient Greece who experimented in fields as varied as astronomy, the measurement of volumes, hydrostatics and notation. He is also remembered for his inventions, such as a screw used to raise water, and ingenious devices to protect his native city of Syracuse from a Roman siege in which he was killed.

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