He discovered the method to calculate the volume of a irregular object (rock).
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When the Romans attacked Syracuse, the troops were told to take Archimedes alive. As they invaded the city, troops were sent out to raid and find the scientist. As legend has it, when Archimedes was found, he was involved in some task and refused to be interrupted. When the soldier who found him became impatient, he killed Archimedes
He discovered that you have to find the volume, mass, and density of something
One of the things that Archimedes did not do is that Archimedes did not write Elements of Geometry.
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People all around America still use Archimedes discoveries today. Like The snail screw we use that to raise and move water. Another discovery from Archimedes we use today is pi. We use pi to find the circumference for circles. Everyone should use the "Principles of Archimedes" because we use that to weigh objects.