Archimedes Collection

Archimedes Principle, wood engraving, published in 1880
The Archimedes principle, formulated about 2000 years ago by the Greek scholar Archimedes of Syracuse that states that a body immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of

PSCI2A-00045
Arrest of Archimedes, leading to his death. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Greek mathematician and inventor. Archimedes in his tub, discovering the relationship between weight
ARCHIMEDES (c287-212 B.C.). Greek mathematician and inventor. Archimedes in his tub, discovering the relationship between weight and displacement of water. Woodcut, German, 16th century

Royal Society endorsement of a lens-grinder, 1600s
Opticians advertisement illustrated with Archimedes at a telescope, London, 1694. Hand-colored woodcut of a 17th-century illustration

Archimedes, Greek mathematician and inventor

Archimedes Card
ARCHIMEDES Greek mathematician and inventor, depicted with some of his inventions including the Archimedean screw for raising water

Diagram depicting a multiple Archimedean screws powered by a water wheel
5308164 Diagram depicting a multiple Archimedean screws powered by a water wheel.; (add.info.: Diagram depicting a multiple Archimedean screws powered by a water wheel being used to raise water)

Ancient ships: Phoenician merchant ship 1, ancient warship 2, and the floating castle of King Hiero of Syracuse
FLO4574440 Ancient ships: Phoenician merchant ship 1, ancient warship 2, and the floating castle of King Hiero of Syracuse, Sicily, designed by Archimedes 3

Archimedes in his bath
5310220 Archimedes in his bath; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting Archimedes in his bath. Archimedes a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer)

Archimedes in his bath, 16th century (illustration)
5311401 Archimedes in his bath, 16th century (illustration); (add.info.: Illustrating the story of how he solved the problem of whether or not Heron's new crown was of pure gold)

Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Ancient Greek mathematician and inventor. Reconstruction of the Crow of Archimedes
531063 Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Ancient Greek mathematician and inventor. Reconstruction of the Crow of Archimedes (c287-212 BC), ancient Greek mathematician and inventor

Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Ancient Greek mathematician. Archimedes' screw for raising water from one level to
531061 Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Ancient Greek mathematician. Archimedes' screw for raising water from one level to another. Hand-coloured engraving, London, 1815; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Ancient Greek mathematician and inventor. The death of Archimedes at the capture of Syracuse
531059 Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Ancient Greek mathematician and inventor. The death of Archimedes at the capture of Syracuse by the Romans

The Refusal of Archimedes, ca 1720. Creator: Ricci, Sebastiano (1659-1734)
The Refusal of Archimedes, ca 1720. Found in the Collection of the Casa Museu Ema Klabin, S£o Paulo.

AI IMAGE - Bust of Archimedes, 3rd century BC, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Bust of Archimedes, 3rd century BC, (2023). Archimedes of Syracuse (c287- 212 BC), Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer

AI IMAGE - Bust of Archimedes, 3rd century BC, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Bust of Archimedes, 3rd century BC, (2023). Archimedes of Syracuse (c287- 212 BC), Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer

AI IMAGE - Bust of Archimedes, 3rd century BC, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Bust of Archimedes, 3rd century BC, (2023). Archimedes of Syracuse (c287- 212 BC), Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer

Archimède riant des efforts... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Archimede riant des efforts... 19th century. Archimedes laughing at the efforts

Archimède démontrant aux ingènieurs anglais... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Archimede demontrant aux ingenieurs anglais... 19th century. Archimedes showing the English engineers how, in Syracuse, he raised not just one vessel but an entire fleet

Death of Archimedes, killed by a Roman soldier during the assault on Syracuse, engraving of 1830, Archimedes (287-212 BCE), Greek mathematician

Euclid or Archimedes: detail from the School of Athens in the Stanza della Segnatura, 1510-11 (fresco)
3362162 Euclid or Archimedes: detail from the School of Athens in the Stanza della Segnatura, 1510-11 (fresco) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Vatican Museums and Galleries

Medallion with a bas relief bust of Archimedes or Sophocles (marble)
2561981 Medallion with a bas relief bust of Archimedes or Sophocles (marble) by Roman, (1st century AD); Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Achilles and the Daughters of Archimedes (oil on canvas)
490125 Achilles and the Daughters of Archimedes (oil on canvas) by Quellinus, Erasmus (1607-78); 220x240 cm; Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info.: The discovery of Achilles)

La Mort d Archimede (engraving)
3645843 La Mort d Archimede (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Mort d Archimede. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1877)

Archimedes, 1893 (bronze)
3743608 Archimedes, 1893 (bronze) by Civiletti, Benedetto (1846-90); Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo, Sicily, Italy; (add.info.: The Royal Apartment, corridor which leads to the Viceroy Room Palermo)

The Archimedes Palimpsest (pen & ink on vellum) (see also 491773-84)
491776 The Archimedes Palimpsest (pen & ink on vellum) (see also 491773-84) by Greek School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Original codex Byzantine, probably Constantinople)

The Death of Archimedes (oil on panel)
3900206 The Death of Archimedes (oil on panel) by Vaccaro, Domenico Antonio (1678-1745); 19.7x19.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes of Syracuse (c.aE287 - c.aE212 BC)

Archimedes screw, 1761-62
6352027 Archimedes screw, 1761-62 by Adams, George (1750-95); (add.info.: Model, made by George Adams, instrument maker to the king)

Archimedes (chromolitho)
2802552 Archimedes (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes. Illustration for The Worlds Inventors published by Allen & Ginter)

The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State, c. 1836 (oil on canvas)
NYH149374 The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State, c.1836 (oil on canvas) by Cole, Thomas (1801-1848); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

The School of Athens, from the Stanza della Segnatura, 1509-10 (fresco)
703082 The School of Athens, from the Stanza della Segnatura, 1509-10 (fresco) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); 500x770 cm; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Italian

Device for dredging the sea, Stanza della Mattematica, 1587-1609 (fresco)
BEN224391 Device for dredging the sea, Stanza della Mattematica, 1587-1609 (fresco) by Parigi, Giulio (1571-1635) (attr.to); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Hydraulics systems including floating, hydromancy
Hydraulics systems including floating action 1, 2, hydromancy or water divination 3, 4, and Archimedes solution to the problem of Hieros crown 5

The Sipho Wirtembergicus and Archimedes screw
Examples of hydraulic siphons including natural springs, waves, syringe, rope pump, the Duke of Wirtembergs siphon or the Sipho Wirtembergicus and Archimedes screw

Archimedes (photogravure)
3620574 Archimedes (photogravure) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes. After a painting by Nicolo Barabino)

Scientific Instrument Maker, John Smith, trade card (engraving)
983989 Scientific Instrument Maker, John Smith, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scientific Instrument Maker, John Smith, trade card)

Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Greek mathematician and inventor, in his bath
535314 Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Greek mathematician and inventor, in his bath, 1547 (hand-coloured woodcut) by FlAotner, Peter (1485-1546); Private Collection; (add.info)

Man bathing and thinking, possibly Archimedes? (engraving)
5233573 Man bathing and thinking, possibly Archimedes? (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man bathing and thinking, possibly Archimedes)

Archimedes exclaiming Eureka! (chromolitho)
724804 Archimedes exclaiming Eureka! (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes exclaiming Eureka!)

The screw (chromolitho)
2815963 The screw (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The screw. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Leviathan 1858; montage of images showing the progress of steam nav (engraving)
608976 Leviathan 1858; montage of images showing the progress of steam nav (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Archimedes
LLM459591 Archimedes by Planella Coromina, Josep or Jose (1804-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes. Illustration for La Ciencia Y Sus Hombres by Luis Figuier (D Jaime Seix, 1876)

Archimedes taking a Warm Bath, illustration from The Comic History of Rome by Gilbert Abbott a Beckett, published c
LLM438625 Archimedes taking a Warm Bath, illustration from The Comic History of Rome by Gilbert Abbott a Beckett, published c.1850 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

Large pontoon with a device to thrust stakes into the sea-bed, Stanza della Mattematica
BEN224390 Large pontoon with a device to thrust stakes into the sea-bed, Stanza della Mattematica, 1587-1609 (fresco) by Parigi, Giulio (1571-1635) (attr.to); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

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"Archimedes: Unveiling the Genius of Ancient Greece" Step back in time and delve into the world of Archimedes, a Greek mathematician and inventor whose brilliance continues to captivate us. This wood engraving from 1880 depicts Archimedes in his tub, making a groundbreaking discovery - the relationship between weight and displacement of water, now known as Archimedes Principle. The influence of this remarkable mind extended far beyond his bathtub experiments. In a German woodcut from the 16th century, we see him engrossed in his work, unraveling mathematical mysteries that still baffle many today. Even centuries later, Archimedes' impact persisted. The Royal Society's endorsement of a lens-grinder during the 1600s showcases how his innovative spirit inspired future generations to push boundaries and explore new frontiers. His legacy lives on through various artifacts like the Archimedes Card or PSCI2A-00045 – symbols reminding us of his profound contributions to science and mathematics. From ancient times to modern society, he remains an icon revered for his intellect and ingenuity. However, tragedy marred this brilliant mind's end. An engraving from 1830 portrays the heartbreaking death at the hands of a Roman soldier during Syracuse's assault. It serves as a poignant reminder that even geniuses are not immune to violence. Archimedes' genius was not limited solely to academia; it permeated art as well. A detail from Raphael's fresco "School of Athens" reveals him engaged in intellectual discourse with Euclid – two giants who shaped our understanding of geometry and mathematics. Beyond engravings and frescoes lies tangible evidence honoring this extraordinary figure. A medallion featuring a bas relief bust immortalizes either Archimedes or Sophocles in marble – their faces etched forever into history's annals. Artistic interpretations also pay homage to Archimedes' legacy.