The principles of buoyancy, also known as Archimedes” Principle state that anything completely or partially submerged in a fluid (gas or liquid) at rest is acted upon by an upward, or buoyant, force the magnitude of which is equal to the weight of the fluid...
Archimedes Archimedes was one of the biggest mathematical geniuses this world has ever seen. Many of his inventions and ideas still play a role in the world we live in today. Archimedes was the son of an astronomer and mathematician named Phidias. He was born...
Archimedes of Syracuse If you look throughout time at the countless billions of people who have lived and toiled on this hunk of rock we call earth many questions might arise in your mind. Such questions may have something to do with how people lived...
When the name Archimedes is mentioned two totally different things come to mind. One might think of Archimedes of Syracuse who is considered to be one of greatest physicist and mathematician of the ancient world. On the other hand, someone might think of that little...
Archimedes compared the area enclosed by a circle to a right triangle whose base has the length of the circle’s circumference and whose height equals the circle’s radius. If the area of the circle is not equal to that of the triangle, then it must...
