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Not 100% sure, but I think it was Archimedes way of converting circular motion into linear motion, still used today in the form of worm gears and screw propellers. Suggest you seek verification on this.

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An Archimedean spiral is a spiral which increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate.

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