Give me but one firm spot on which to stand and I will move the earth.

Πᾷ βῶ, καὶ χαριστίωνι τὰν γᾶν κινήσω πᾶσαν.

Archimedes

Quoted in History of the World, by Diodorus Siculus

On the action of a lever.

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Topic

Laws of physics Physics

Speaker

Archimedes

Author

Diodorus Siculus

Source

History of the World

Language

Greek

Time

212 BC 210s BC 3rd century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Mathematician

From

Italy Europe Ancient Greece

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Original Citation

Archimedes. Quoted in History of the World, written by Diodorus Siculus. c. 20 BC.

Current Citation

Archimedes. Quoted in Diodorus Siculus: Library of History, Volume IX, Books 18-19.65. Harvard University Press, 1947.

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