On the Equilibrium of Planes describes his discovery that floating objects orient themselves to have the lowest possible center of mass, and he estimated the number of grains of sand that will fit inside the universe in The Sand Reckoner.
A mathematical property named for this person requires the absence of infinitesimals, and his namesake spiral is described in polar coordinates by r equals a plus b theta. His On the Equilibrium of Planes describes his discovery that floating objects orient themselves to have the lowest possible center of mass, and he estimated the number of grains of sand that will fit inside the universe in The Sand Reckoner. This person also invented a way of continuously lifting large amounts of water, his namesake screw, and he also claimed that he could move the Earth given a place to stand and a lever. Name this ancient scientist whose principle states that a body immersed in a fluid experiences a buoyant force equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces.
A mathematical property named for this person requires the absence of infinitesimals, and his namesake spiral is described in polar coordinates by r equals a plus b theta.
{Archimedes} of Syracuse