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Ar•chi•me•des



Pronunciation: (är"ku-mē'dēz), [key]
—n.
287?–212 b.c., Greek mathematician, physicist, and inventor: discovered the principles of specific gravity and of the lever.

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ArchimedeanArchimedes' principle
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