Sida laga soo xigtay Pappus ee Alexandria, shaqada Archimedes ee levers keentay in uu faallo: "I sii meel aan istaago, oo waxaan dhaqaajin doonaa Earth. " (Greega: δῶς ποι<unk> στῶ καὶ τὰν γ<unk>ννά κισω) Plutarch sharaxayaa sida Archimedes loogu talagalay nidaamyada block-and-tackle pulley, jidaynayey 212 badmaaxiinta isticmaalaan mabda'a leverage in ay qaadaan walxaha in ay noqon lahayd mid aad u culus si ay u guuraan.
Gaayo Sulpicius Gallus