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Archimedes of Syracuse (287–212 B.C.) was the greatest mathematician of ancient times, and twenty-two centuries have not diminished the brilliance or importance of his work. Another mathematician of comparable power and creativity was not seen before Newton in the seventeenth century, nor one with similar clarity and elegance of mathematical thought before Gauss in the nineteenth century.
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Edwards, C.H. (1979). Archimedes. In: The Historical Development of the Calculus. Springer Study Edition. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6230-5_2
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