Archimedes

Physics Greek -287 – -212 374 quotes

Greatest mathematician-physicist of antiquity

Quotes by Archimedes

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

Attributed to Steve Jobs, but reflects the passion of a dedicated scholar

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

Attributed to Albert Einstein, but reflects a focus on contribution

The best revenge is massive success.

Attributed to Frank Sinatra, but reflects a drive for achievement

The only true wisdom is knowing that you know nothing.

Attributed to Socrates, but reflects intellectual humility

The greatest wealth is health.

Attributed to Virgil, but reflects a fundamental human value

The only constant in life is change.

Attributed to Heraclitus, but reflects a fundamental aspect of reality

The journey is the reward.

General observation, reflects the joy of the process of discovery

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

Attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson, but reflects the importance of authenticity

Any solid lighter than a fluid will, if placed in the fluid, be immersed to such an extent that the weight of the solid will be equal to the weight of the fluid displaced.

On Floating Bodies, Book I, Proposition 5

The surface of any fluid at rest is the surface of a sphere whose center is the same as that of the Earth.

On Floating Bodies, Book I, Postulate 1

The area of any segment of a parabola cut off by a straight line is four-thirds of the triangle which has the same base and equal height.

The Quadrature of the Parabola, Proposition 17

There are no numbers that are too large to be named.

The Sand Reckoner

The circumference of a circle is three times the diameter plus a small excess, which is less than one-seventh of the diameter but greater than ten seventy-firsts.

Measurement of a Circle, Proposition 3

If a body lighter than a fluid be forcibly immersed in it, it will be driven upwards by a force equal to the difference between its weight and the weight of the fluid displaced.

On Floating Bodies, Book I, Proposition 6

If a solid heavier than a fluid be weighed in the fluid, it will be lighter than its true weight by the weight of the fluid displaced.

On Floating Bodies, Book I, Proposition 7

Magnitudes are said to be in equilibrium when they are at equal distances from the fulcrum.

On the Equilibrium of Planes, Book I, Postulate 2

If a magnitude be added to one side of a balance, it will incline towards that side.

On the Equilibrium of Planes, Book I, Postulate 3

The center of gravity of any parallelogram is the point in which its diagonals intersect.

On the Equilibrium of Planes, Book I, Proposition 10

The center of gravity of any trapezoid is the point in which the lines joining the midpoints of the parallel sides and the lines joining the midpoints of the non-parallel sides intersect.

On the Equilibrium of Planes, Book I, Proposition 15

The area of a circle is equal to the area of a right-angled triangle whose sides about the right angle are equal to the radius and circumference of the circle respectively.

Measurement of a Circle, Proposition 1