“Archimedes to Eratosthenes greeting. ... certain things first became clear to me by a mechanical method, although they had to be demonstrated by geometry afterwards because their investigation by the said method did not furnish an actual demonstration. But it is of course easier, when we have previously acquired by the method, some knowledge of the questions, to supply the proof than it is to find it without any previous knowledge.”
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Archimedes was a great ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer, considered one of the greatest mathematicians in the history of mathematics. His work has had a profound impact on science, particularly in the fields of mathematics, physics, and engineering. more
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