Archimedes's Principle
Archimedes's principle states that an object immersed in a liquid will be supported by a pressure equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by the object. This is caused by an...
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Buoyancy, Principle Of
The principle of buoyancy is called Archimedes's Principle, since it was discovered by this Greek mathematician in the third century B.C. The principle states that the buoyant f...
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Buoyancy, Principle Of
The king of ancient Syracuse, Hieron II, was vexed. He had received a crown from a goldsmith but suspected it was not really all gold. According to legend, he asked Archimedes, ...
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Archimedes's Principle
Buoyancy, Principle Of