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Archimedes
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An ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, and engineer, famous for his work on levers, buoyancy, and geometry.
"Archimedes is said to have shouted "Eureka!" after discovering how to measure volume by displacement."
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From Greek Arkhimedes.