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Archimedes

By Ashlyn and Grace

Overview
Mathematician,
Astronomer, Physicist,
engineer, weapons
designer
Born: Syracuse 287
B.C
Father was an
astronomer and
mathematician
Studied in Alexandria,
Egypt

Contributions
Physics: center of
gravity, laws of
levers and pulleys
Math: pi (22/7),
formulas of volume
and surface area of
a sphere
Archimedes Principle

Archimedes principle

The buoyant force is


equal to the weight
of the displaced
water
"Eureka!"

Death

Second Punic War

Legacy

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