Principles of the lever and of buoyancy discovered by Archimedes

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The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.1.1: Greek Writing and Culture: Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic and Imperial, -800--100.
Vol. editors: Jonathan Burgess (University of Toronto), Giacomo Fedeli (University of Exeter), Emily Kneebone (University of Nottingham), Vaios Liapis (Open University of Cyprus), Elodie Paillard (University of Sydney), Mali Skotheim (Ashoka University), Laura Swift (The Open University)

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Mathematics

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Date of occurrence -260

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Ancient Greece (Location)

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Archimedes mathematically works out the principle of the lever and discovers the principle of buoyancy

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Principles of the lever and of buoyancy discovered by Archimedes". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 May 2009 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=6027, accessed 05 May 2024.]

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