Archimède de Syracuse (en grec ancien : Ἀρχιμήδης / Arkhimếdês), né à Syracuse vers 287 av. J.-C. et mort en cette même ville en 212 av. J.-C., est un grand scientifique grec de Sicile (Grande-Grèce) de l'Antiquité, physicien, astronome, mathématicien et ingénieur.Bien que peu de détails de sa vie soient connus, il est considéré comme l'un des principaux scientifiques ...

Apollonius of Perga (Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος ὁ Περγαῖος, translit. Apollṓnios ho Pergaîos; Latin: Apollonius Pergaeus; c. 240 BCE/BC – c. 190 BCE/BC) was an Ancient Greek geometer and astronomer known for his work on conic sections.Beginning from the contributions of Euclid and Archimedes on the topic, he brought them to the state prior to the invention of analytic geometry.

Archimedes' principle (also spelled Archimedes's principle) states that the upward buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid, whether fully or partially, is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces. Archimedes' principle is a law of physics fundamental to fluid mechanics.It was formulated by Archimedes of Syracuse.

The Archimedes screw, also known as the Archimedean screw, hydrodynamic screw, water screw or Egyptian screw, is one of the earliest hydraulic machines. Using Archimedes screws as water pumps (Archimedes screw pump (ASP) or screw pump) dates back many centuries. As a machine used for transferring water from a low-lying body of water into irrigation ditches, water …

The Sand Reckoner (Greek: Ψαμμίτης, Psammites) is a work by Archimedes, an Ancient Greek mathematician of the 3rd century BC, in which he set out to determine an upper bound for the number of grains of sand that fit into the universe.In order to do this, he had to estimate the size of the universe according to the contemporary model, and invent a way to talk about extremely …

On the Sphere and Cylinder (Greek: Περὶ σφαίρας καὶ κυλίνδρου) is a work that was published by Archimedes in two volumes c. 225 BCE. It most notably details how to find the surface area of a sphere and the volume of the contained ball and the analogous values for a cylinder, and was the first to do so.

Archimedes of Syracuse (/ ˌ ɑːr k ɪ ˈ m iː d iː z /; c. 287 – c. 212 BC) was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor from the ancient city of Syracuse in Sicily. Although few details of his life are known, he is regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity.Considered the greatest mathematician of ancient history, and one of the greatest ...

The Academy (Ancient Greek: Ἀκαδημία) was founded by Plato in c. 387 BC in Athens. Aristotle studied there for twenty years (367–347 BC) before founding his own school, the Lyceum.The Academy persisted throughout the Hellenistic period as a skeptical school, until coming to an end after the death of Philo of Larissa in 83 BC. The Platonic Academy was destroyed by the …

Arhimede s-a născut c. 287 î.Hr. în orașul port Siracuza, Sicilia, în acel timp fiind o colonie cu auto-guvernare din Magna Grecia.Data nașterii se bazează afirmația filologului Ioannes Tzetzes din Bizanț, care spune că Arhimede a trăit 75 de ani. În lucrarea Calculul Firelor de Nisip, Arhimede dă numele tatălui său ca fiind Phidius (sau Fidius), un astronom despre care nu se ...

The Archimedes Palimpsest is a parchment codex palimpsest, originally a Byzantine Greek copy of a compilation of Archimedes and other authors. It contains two works of Archimedes that were thought to have been lost (the Ostomachion and the Method of Mechanical Theorems) and the only surviving original Greek edition of his work On Floating Bodies. The first version of the …