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1 Archimedes By Lucy Gleeson

2 Personal Profile Born: 287 BC, Syracuse Full name: Archimedes of Syracuse Nationality: Greek Assassinated: 212 BC, Syracuse

3 Archimedes Archimedes was the greatest mathematician of his age. Today when we get any idea, we often shout the word 'Eureka'. This famous word is originally attributed to Archimedes, for the invention of measuring the volume of an object with an irregular shape. According to some, the greatest invention of Archimedes is 'integral calculus'. Using this, he measured the section of areas surrounded by geometric shapes and figures.

4 Archimedes was killed by Roman soldiers.
Other facts - Archimedes was a Greek who lived in the city of Syracuse, Sicily. His relative, Hieron II, was king of Syracuse. Archimedes was killed by Roman soldiers. -Archimedes discovered that objects float because they are thrust upwards by the water.

5 Reference 1 Web address: Title of page: Who put the information there?
How reliable do you think the source of information is? Very Reliable Reliable Unreliable Reason for reliability rating: How current is the information? Current Recent Outdated Is the site regularly updated? Weekly Monthly Yearly Never What is the purpose of the site? Personal Public Political Is there any evidence of bias in the information? Yes No Outline any bias you find: Confidence in accuracy and reliability: Very Confident Confident Not

6 Reference 2 Web address:
Title of page: Ancient greece Who put the information there? How reliable do you think the source of information is? Very Reliable Reliable Unreliable Reason for reliability rating: Because I saw a lot of websites with different info How current is the information? Current Recent Outdated Is the site regularly updated? Weekly Monthly Yearly Never What is the purpose of the site? Personal Public Political Is there any evidence of bias in the information? Yes No Outline any bias you find: Confidence in accuracy and reliability: Very Confident Confident Not

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