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Greek postage stamp from 1983. At the rear of the image is an illustration of Archimedes' Principle, which forms the basis of the theory of buoyancy.

Rationale: added to illustrate the article Archimedes. The issue of a commemorative stamp bears witness to his fame as a mathematician and physicist, see also Carl Friedrich Gauss.

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current	17:08, 30 August 2007	182×250 (92 KB)	Ianmacm (Talk \| contribs)	(== Summary == Greek postage stamp from 1983. At the rear of the image is an illustration of Archimedes' Principle, which forms the basis of the theory of buoyancy. Rationale: added to illustrate the article Archimedes. The issue of a commemorat)