Cartesian Diver Essay The Cartesian Diver is named after the French scientist Rene Descartes. This experiment is supposed to show buoyancy‚ density and different forms of matter at work‚ when demonstrated. To create the Cartesian Diver‚ you’ll simply need: • A empty plastic bottle • A plastic eye dropper • Water 1. Fill the bottle with water‚ but be cautious of spills. 2. Very carefully‚ drop the dropper inside the bottle. Then‚ seal the cap on very tightly. 3. Squeeze the bottle‚ but not too
Premium Water Liquid Chemistry
The History of the Greeks: Hellenic and Hellenistic The Hellenic Age and the Hellenistic Age are the two main periods in Greek history. The Hellenic Age is significantly different from the Hellenistic Age. The Hellenic period saw the rising and falling of the polis while Hellenistic period was plagued by warfare among the remaining dynasties. Despite the differences between the Hellenic and Hellenistic periods‚ the one thing that remained consistent in both periods was the Greeks’ ability to not
Premium Ancient Greece Athenian democracy Sparta
WAVE ENERGY Chapter 2: Energy Technology 2.1 Source of Wave Energy Ocean waves are caused by the wind as it blows across the open expanse of water‚ the gravitational pull from the sun and moon‚ and changes in atmospheric pressure‚ earthquakes etc. Waves created by the wind are the most common waves and the waves relevant for most wave energy technology. Wave energy conversion takes advantage of the ocean waves caused primarily by the interaction of winds with the ocean surface. Wave energy is
Premium Energy Nuclear power Water
number important in a section of the Bible called the Old Testament. After this‚ the most common way of trying to find pi was to draw a shape of many sides inside any circle and use the area of the shape to find measure pi. The Greek philosopher Archimedes‚ for example‚ used a polygon shape that had 96 sides in order to find the value of pi‚ but the Chinese in 500 A.D. were able to use a polygon with 16‚384 sides to find the value of pi. The Greeks‚ like Anaxagoras of Clazomenae‚ were also busy with
Premium Circle
Enlightenment Reform of XVIII century‚ inspired in the ideals of autonomy‚ enfranchising and war against oppressors. The imagination in a mathematician who creates makes no less difference than in a poet who invents…. Of all the great men of antiquity‚ Archimedes may be the one who most deserves to be placed beside Homer. Jean le Rond d’Alembert — Discours Preliminaire de L’Encyclopedie 1. “Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.” -Montesquieu 2. All wealth is the product of labor
Premium Benjamin Franklin Immanuel Kant Age of Enlightenment
developing brain‚ Hollidaysburg‚ PA: Parent Child Press‚ 2008. Print. Lillard‚ Paula Polk. Montessori Today: a comprehensive approach to education from birth to adulthood. New York: Schocken Books‚ 1996. Print. "Greek Geometry - Euclid‚ Pythagoras‚ Archimedes and Thales." explorable.com - Immunizing Against Nonsense - Better Brains for Science. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2013. . "greek geometry." Jim Wilson ’s Home Page. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2013. .
Premium Mathematics Shape Geometry
Many simple machines have been created even since the early times. According to Ron Kurtus from his website article‚ "Simple Machines"‚ the ancient Egyptians used levers to lift stones to build their pyramids and ramps to raise them to the top. Also he states that in Roman times‚ stones were tossed at enemies using catapults. The catapults used levers to fling the stones‚ and pulleys to pull down the arm of the catapult. The purpose of all of these simple machines is to lessen the amount of work
Premium Force Manufacturing Machine
prolific mathematician in history and is often judged to be the best algorist of all time. (The ranking #4 may seem too low for this supreme mathematician‚ but Gauss succeeded at proving several theorems which had stumped Euler.) Just as Archimedes extended
Premium Mathematics Geometry Graph theory
Submitted to : Fr. Archimedes A. Lachica‚ S.J. MBA RE 224.2 Campus Minister for Faculty and Staff‚ AdDU Rising Higher By Atty. Arnold F. Caballero It must have been a dry and meaningless life if nothing impels anyone to do something. As for me‚ I preoccupied myself with the responsibility that I have with my family. My mantra : When I’m doing the best for my family I am doing it for someone above. It all revolves around the same principle as I go around my weekly routine. Thus
Premium Shaquille O'Neal National Basketball Association Accept
Last week I attended Forrester’s Content & Collaboration Forum 2011. Forrester notes that in five years‚ almost half of US workers — about 63 million people — will work virtually. I am already one of them. This will change everything in workplace IT support from designing workplace information strategies for collaboration‚ to delivering content experiences tothe firm. For this international‚ integrated energy company with thousands of job sites (often quite remote) spread across 30 countries
Premium Knowledge management Knowledge