Two magnitudes whether commensurable or incommensurable, ba… - Archimedes

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Two magnitudes whether commensurable or incommensurable, balance at distances reciprocally proportional to the magnitudes.

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Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287 BC – c. 212 BC) was a Greek mathematician, philosopher, scientist and engineer.

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Native Name: Ἀρχιμήδης ὁ Συρακόσιος

Alternative Names: Archimedes of Syracuse

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