Archimedes


Archimedes was born between 290 and 280 BC in Syracuse, Sicily. More is known about his work than about his life. He probably spent some time in Alexandria early in his career, but returned to Syracuse. His surviving mathematical works are "On the Sphere and Cylinder", "Measurement of the Circle", "On Conoids and Spheroids". "On Spirals", "On the Equilibrium of Planes", "Quadrature of the Parabola", "The Sand Reckoner", "Method Converning Mechanical Theorems", "On Floating Bodies". Archimedes was killed when the Romans took Syracuse in 211 or 212 BC.	Sapience Home Site map About Sapience Personal studies Biography

Archimedes was born between 290 and 280 BC in Syracuse, Sicily. More is known about his work than about his life. He probably spent some time in Alexandria early in his career, but returned to Syracuse. His surviving mathematical works are "On the Sphere and Cylinder", "Measurement of the Circle", "On Conoids and Spheroids". "On Spirals", "On the Equilibrium of Planes", "Quadrature of the Parabola", "The Sand Reckoner", "Method Converning Mechanical Theorems", "On Floating Bodies". Archimedes was killed when the Romans took Syracuse in 211 or 212 BC.


The life of Archimedes can be examined using science, studies of the human body and psychology,and other biograpies. Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human ecology, human geography, and particular groups may be useful. Culture including material culture, conceptual culture, and beahvioral culture may also be considered. Institutions are somewhat useful. Little is known of his family. He is most associted with education. Economics, government, and religion are somewhat less significant.
In sociology, he is not noted for social structure and change, or communities, or most peoples, though he was a product of and influenced western civilization, particularly Balkan peoples, and also influenced asiatic civilization. Archimedes lived during the early classical period of history, specifically the 3rd century BC.

The life of Archimedes can be examined using science, studies of the human body and psychology,and other biograpies. Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human ecology, human geography, and particular groups may be useful. Culture including material culture, conceptual culture, and beahvioral culture may also be considered.

Institutions are somewhat useful. Little is known of his family. He is most associted with education. Economics, government, and religion are somewhat less significant.

In sociology, he is not noted for social structure and change, or communities, or most peoples, though he was a product of and influenced western civilization, particularly Balkan peoples, and also influenced asiatic civilization.

Archimedes lived during the early classical period of history, specifically the 3rd century BC.