# The Method of Mechanical Theorems

> work by Archimedes, in the form of a letter from Archimedes to Eratosthenes, about the use of infinitesimals and mechanical analogies to levers to solve geometric problems

**Wikidata**: [Q3080148](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3080148)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Method_of_Mechanical_Theorems)  
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## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013