Below you will find 8 Phrases from Archimedes , One of the great mathematicians of antiquity and history. He was also a physicist, engineer, inventor, astronomer, and mathematician.
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- He studied in Alexandria, where he surprised by his genius and his ability to communicate and a humor that caused him several problems.
- In 1935 it was decided in his honor to call"Archimedes"a lunar crater (29.7 ° N, 4.0 ° W) located in the eastern part of Mare Imbrium.6970 The lunar ridge"Montes de Archimedes"(25.3 ° N) , 4.6 ° W) and the asteroid 3600 Archimedes (3600 Archimedes).
- He contributed heavily in physics and warfare: his machines were used in the Punic wars. Among the inventions - which helped the city to resist 3 years - stand out the catapult, a metal claw dedicated to sink ships (based on pulleys and levers) and a system of concave mirrors that sought to burn ships by reflecting the light of the sun.
- As a result of his great capacity for concentration and immersion in his projects, Archimedes had ignored the assault that the Roman troops made on the city of Siracusa, where it lived and that distraction cost him the life.
- He was killed by a Roman soldier; He stepped on his diagrams, Archimedes warned him, and the soldier, offended, killed him. His last words were"Depart from my plans."
- Archimedes has appeared in stamps from Eastern Germany (1973), Greece (1983), Italy (1983), Nicaragua (1971), San Marino (1982), and Spain (1963)
- The exclamation"Eureka!", Attributed to Archimedes, is the motto of the state of California.
1-The one who tried and did not succeed is superior to the one who did not try.
2-The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.
3 -Eureka!
4-He who knows how to speak knows also when to be silent.
5-A look back is worth more than a look forward.
6-The game is fundamental condition to be serious.
7-Dreams are the hopes of fools.
8-Give me a foothold and I will move the world.
9-Who knows what to do, knows when.
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