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Statue of Archimedes

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Ponte Umbertino, Syracuse, Sicily, ItalyMap
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  • Seeking True Q
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    Mankind owes Archimedes a better statue in his hometown!

    On our way back from Ortygia Island, we almost missed the statue of Archimedes on a platform attached to the Ponte Umbertino bridge that connects the island to the mainland. It is satisfying that ther...

    Reviewed on Apr 28, 2024
  • Peterharris32
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    The Best Review I can give!

    This statue is very appropriately designed right in the junction of Ortigia and Siracusa. It can’t be missed. Since I have devoted my entire life to mathematics, taking Algebra in the 5th grade and ...

    Reviewed on Nov 1, 2023
  • StephenCr0ss
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    In the shape of a Stomachion - which has 17152 possible arrangements of the pieces!

    Archimede was unquestionably a genius. The statute is more than life sized. We all remember pie r squared! He invented this amongst “Eureka”

    Reviewed on May 10, 2023
  • vi2thedi
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    Modern made statue

    We liked the fact that the statue is bronze and the stone surrounding had symbols of the inventions or things that he is synonymous with, ie the pi, the waterscrew, etc Visit the Archimedes museum, t...

    Reviewed on Sep 18, 2022
  • investigator64
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    Fulgurator Francis Carsake, "Heat-Ray" of Herbert Wells and hyperboloid Alexei Tolstoy "rest" ...

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    My transit through Siracusa was like a bolida: lightning, bright, feeric, leaving a bright "trail" in the soul and memory. The couple of hours I managed to find on this city were trivial ma ...

    Reviewed on Jul 12, 2022
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