# Give Me a Place to Stand and I Will Move the Earth by Archimedes > "Give me a place to stand, and I will move the Earth." > **— Archimedes**, *200 BCE, Ancient report of the law of the lever* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or authoritative source:** [Ancient report of the law of the lever](https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Archimedes/quotations/) — the linked page contains the quoted wording and supports the recorded attribution and occasion. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Ramanujan Mathematical Universe|The Ramanujan Mathematical Universe]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Hidden and Vital Role of Islam in the Evolution of Emergent Intelligence|The Hidden and Vital Role of Islam in the Evolution of Emergent Intelligence]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Mathematical Foundations|Mathematical Foundations]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Give me a place to stand, and I will move the Earth." — Archimedes, 200 BCE, Ancient report of the law of the lever https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-archimedes-give-place-stand-move-earth ```