Archimedes — "Give me the place to stand, and I shall move the earth."

Give me the place to stand, and I shall move the earth.
Archimedes — Archimedes Ancient · Mathematics, physics, engineering

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Assertion in demonstrating the principle of the lever, as quoted by Pappus of Alexandria.

Date: c. 250 BCE (approximate, statement made much earlier than Pappus's account)

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