{"id":6011,"date":"2023-02-06T10:48:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T10:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themindpalace.in\/?p=6011"},"modified":"2023-05-29T16:36:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T16:36:27","slug":"who-is-archimedes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themindpalace.in\/index.php\/2023\/02\/06\/who-is-archimedes\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Archimedes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/themindpalace.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Archimedes-Lever.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themindpalace.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Archimedes-Lever.png 640w, https:\/\/themindpalace.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Archimedes-Lever-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>artistic representation of the quote &#8220;Give me the place to stand, and I shall move the earth.&#8221; by Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287 BC \u2013 c. 212 BC)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdf.de\/dokumentation\/terra-x\/errungenschaften-der-antike-creative-commons-100.html\">Image credit<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Archimedes was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, and astronomer who lived from 287 BCE to 212 BCE. 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