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Illustration of the Greek inventor Archimedes, depicted in a red robe, holding a compass and holding his head, with a screw and a wheelbarrow at his feet. A small panel at the top right shows a battle scene. The printed text at the bottom indicates: 'ARCHIMEDES, born in 287, killed by the Romans in 212 BC. Inventor of the Screw and the Wheelbarrow.'