Archimedes (jan 1, 287 BC – jan 1, 212 BC)
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Archimedes, (born c. 287 bce, Syracuse, Sicily [Italy]—died 212/211 bce, Syracuse), the most famous mathematician and inventor in ancient Greece. Archimedes is especially important for his discovery of the relation between the surface and volume of a sphere and its circumscribing cylinder.Added to timeline:
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jan 1, 287 BC
jan 1, 212 BC
~ 75 years