The most famous scientist of his era, Archimedes of Syracuse, was responsible for all of the following EXCEPT
A)uniting the disciplines of science and philosophy.
B)designing military devices to thwart siege attackers.
C)creating the science of hydrostatics.
D)establishing the value of the mathematical constant pi.
E)work on the geometry of spheres and cylinders.

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While Archimedes was a successful scientist and inventor, he did not unite the disciplines of science and philosophy. This is a concept attributed to other philosophers, such as Aristotle.

The Most Famous Scientist of His Era, Archimedes of Syracuse