Archimedean

1629, William Bastian, “To the Authour” in Francis Malthus (translator), A Treatise of Artificial Fire-Works, London: Richard Hawkins, Thy Archimedean hand hath learnt to frame Celestiall Meteors out of Nitrous flame:

[…] sporting Nature, to amuse us, Did startling Novelties produce us; Mocking our Archimedean Sons Of Art with strange Phænomenons,

Whoever should behold me now, I wist Would think I were a mighty mechanist Bent with sublime Archimedean art To breathe a soul into the iron heart Of some machine portentous,

[…] we are leaving the Campbell house for the train station, and I have my Archimedean experience: Elm Street . . . . . then . . . . . elm trees!