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Archimedes   (English)

Definition (keystage 1)

An ancient Greek mathematician (c287-212BC) from Syracuse. Several of his books have survived; they deal with difficult problems in 2- and 3- dimensional geometry, and with other areas of maths such as dynamics.

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