The Classical World Made Many Contributions To The Development Of Science,

Title	The Classical World Made Many Contributions To The Development Of Science,
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The Classical World made many contributions to the development of science,
literature, and ethics. These contributions have influenced the modern world today. Many
mathematicians, astronomers, and scientists contributed to the development of many of the
luxuries we enjoy today. Homer, author of The Iliad and The Odyssey, made contributions
to the field of literature through his writing. In the field of ethics, many philosophers from
the Classical World contributed to the standards, values, and principles of our society
today. Some of the major contributions from the Classical World is in the field of science.
Mathematicians, astronomers, and scientists made important contributions that formed
the basic element of science. From this basic element came the luxuries we enjoy today.
Pythagoras, a mathematician, proved "the relationship between the legs and the
hypotenuse of a right triangle."1 From this, he derived the Pythagorean Theorem. This
contribution mainly influenced architecture and geometry today. Equally, Eratosthenes
also influenced architecture and geometry. He developed a method of determining the
circumference of the Earth by using geometry. Developed by Archimedes, the Archimedes
Principle contributes greatly to the field of science. The principle states that "a body
immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal the weight of the fluid displaced by the
body."2 The Archimedes Principle influenced the development of the boat and submarine.
The Classical World also contributed to the field of literature.
Literature has come a long way from the Classical World since its development by
many authors and playwrights of this time period. Homer, author of The Iliad and The
Odyssey, affected prose and poetry through his writing of Homeric poems. Sophocles, a
playwright, "presented many changes in Gr...

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