the baroulkos, also mentions that Archimedes used a "screw" in order to remove any potential water leaking through the hull of the Syracusia. Although this device is sometimes referred to as Archimedes' screw, it likely predates him by a significant amount, and none of his closest contemporaries who describe its use (Philo of Byzantium, Strabo, and Vitruvius) credit him with its use.

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