Archimedes of Syracuse
A brilliant ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer, known for his work on buoyancy and levers.
Quotes by Archimedes of Syracuse
The lever multiplies force as distance multiplies.
Balance is the key to stability in all things.
The universe is knowable through measurement.
A single point can move the earth if leveraged properly.
The properties of the ellipse reveal the secrets of conic sections.
Fluids yield to pressure in all directions equally.
The quadrature of the parabola requires infinite steps, yet converges.
In the method, we use balances to find truths geometrically.
The stars are so distant that their motion seems fixed.
Every magnitude can be bisected.
The archimedes screw lifts water by rotation.
Wisdom lies in understanding the infinite through the finite.
The cylinder's volume is that of its base times height.
Propositions follow from axioms unerringly.
The joy of discovery is the crown of labor.
Triangles inscribed in circles touch at vertices.
The world is a machine governed by mathematics.
Exhaustion proves the impossibility of error in limits.
In death, the mind clings to its circles of thought.
Give me a place to stand, and I will move the Earth.