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Leonardo da Vinci’s first helicopter vision drew on Archimedes’ screw, turning an ancient idea into a bold dream of flight. H.J. Draper’s “The Lament For Icarus.” Credit: Herbert James Draper, Public ...

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. In a stunning discovery, a new chapter is being written in the saga of one of the ancient world’s most influential mathematicians. A metaphorical new ...

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year—for mathematicians, anyway. Pi Day is Saturday, March 14. The relatively new holiday is a celebration of the mathematical calculation pi, or the infinite ...

Unibloc ® Hygienic Technologies (UHT), a manufacturer of hygienic pumps and flow control products, announces a new line of patent-pending twin screw pumps that are easier to maintain, are more ...

The Macomb County Public Works Department will continue to use 2,500-year-old technology to ensure residents in the St. Clair Shores area can continue to flush freely and avoid basement flooding and ...

The Romans were great admirers of the Greeks and their civilization. The emperor Nero, for instance, was a Philhellene who travelled extensively around Greece and even gave a huge tax-exemption to the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Archimedes of Syracuse (287-212 BCE) ...

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