Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 37. Chapters: Ancient Syracusians, Archimedes, Agathocles of Syracuse, Cephalus, Hiero I of Syracuse, Theocritus, Dionysius I of Syracuse, Philistus, Sophron, Hiero II of Syracuse, Dion of Syracuse, Giuseppe Gibilisco, Tonino Accolla, Calippus of Syracuse, Symeon of Trier, Diocles of Syracuse, Dionysius II of Syracuse, Methodios I of Constantinople, Hieronymus of Syracuse, Leptines of Syracuse, Elio Vittorini, Hicetas, Hermocrates, Archestratus, Mario Minniti, Epicydes, Lucia Migliaccio, Corax of Syracuse, Theodoridas of Syracuse, Phrygillus, Saint Bassian, Monimus, Giuseppe Palumbo, Concetto Lo Bello, Laura Gibilisco, Alessio di Mauro, Enzo Maiorca, Ignazio Belluardo, Lanassa, Achille Majeroni, Rhinthon, Arturo Basile, Paolo Boi, Philistis, Menecrates of Syracuse, Nereis of Epirus, Achaeus of Syracuse, Thrasybulus of Syracuse, Polemarchus, Ecphantus the Pythagorean, Agatharchus of Syracuse, Aeschrion of Syracuse, Apollocrates, Antiochus of Syracuse, Aenesidemus, tyrant of Leontini, Simmias of Syracuse, Filippo Barbieri. Excerpt: Archimedes of Syracuse (Greek: c. 287 BC - c. 212 BC) was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer. Although few details of his life are known, he is regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity. Among his advances in physics are the foundations of hydrostatics, statics and an explanation of the principle of the lever. He is credited with designing innovative machines, including siege engines and the screw pump that bears his name. Modern experiments have tested claims that Archimedes designed machines capable of lifting attacking ships out of the water and setting ships on fire using an array of mirrors. Archimedes is generally considered to be the greatest mathematician of antiquity and one of the greatest of all time. He used the method of exhaustion t...