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    the sides of right triangles. Secondly‚ Archimedes contributed a ton to both fields. One of the most famous things that Archimedes did was find out if a crown that the king had ordered was made of solid gold. What Archimedes did first compare the weights of gold and silver when immersed in water(he compared it with silver because that was what the crown was suspected to be partly made of). The next thing he did with the crown was immerse it in the

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    Measurement of Mass‚ Volume‚ and Density through Archimedes Principle Overview: The purpose of this experiment was to measure the density of a solid and a liquid using Archimedes principle. Archimedes is one of the greatest inventors and mathematicians of all time. The principle we used in this experiment was discovered when Archimedes stepped into a full bath tub. Using Archimedes principle‚ we were able to determine the density of a lead rod‚ water‚ and an unknown liquid. Physical Data:

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    Title: Density‚ Alcohol Content and the Archimedes Principle (Performed 09/11/13) Report submitted by: Purpose: Part I was to examine three different objects of the same material in order to identify the type of metal. We used the water displacement method and the buoyancy method according to Archimedes Principle. Part II was to find the density of ethanol by mass. We used a 25.0mL graduated cylinder and a 25.00mL volumetric flask to measure the volume. We used two different pieces of glassware

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    him and went against his orders. His friend‚ Archimedes‚ begins helping the king prove the goldsmith guilty. The king becomes weary of his crown once his friend comes over. His friend begins telling him about how he thinks it looks plain‚ and he believes the goldsmith has lied to the king. Due to change of color‚ the king becomes worried and less and less pleased with the crown. The king asks his friend if there is any way to test his crown. Archimedes believes there is no

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    Contents Figures Abstract An experiment was designed and conducted to confirm Archimedes’ theory which states that an object will float in water providing its mass is equal to or less than the volume of water it displaces. The second objective of the experiment was to produce a value for water density. It was expected that when additional mass was added to a floating vessel‚ it would displace more fluid and the increasing submerged volume of water could be measured‚ and a value for water

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    with the goldsmith. King Hiero later found out that the crown may not have been of pure gold‚ but made of a gold and silver mix. Hiero called in a young man by the name of Archimedes because he was capable of revealing the truth. How did Archimedes use his principle to solve King Hiero’s problem? One day‚ while Archimedes was getting into the bath tub‚ he noticed that the more he walked into the tub‚ the more water that ran out of the tub. He found out that when an object is immersed under

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    J. Marine. Sci. Appl. (2011) 10: 419-428 DOI: 10.1007/s11804-011-1087-9 Comparison of the Performance of Two Direct Wave Energy Conversion Systems: Archimedes Wave Swing and Power Buoy Jawad Faiz1* and M. Ebrahimi-Salari2 1. School of Electrical and Computer Engineering‚ University of Tehran‚ Tehran‚ Iran 2. Department of Electrical Engineering‚ Islamic Azad University‚ Najafabad Branch‚ Najafabad‚ Isfahan‚ Iran Abstract: Many wave energy conversion devices have not been well received. The main

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    about Archimedes‚ who was a great mathematician and physicist‚ which tells us a lot about science in the ancient world‚ and how it was received. Plutarch wrote about an interaction between Archimedes and King Hiero. The document explains how Archimedes sent King Hiero a letter talking about his achievements in physics‚ specifically about how he was able to move large objects with very little force. King Hiero was intrigued and wanted Archimedes to demonstrate what he had written. Archimedes had a

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    three of those mathematicians: Archimedes of Syracuse‚ Isaac Newton‚ and Leonhard Euler. Archimedes of Syracuse Archimedes was born in a Greek city-state of Syracuse‚ Sicily in 287 BC. He was killed during a Roman incursion in 212 BC during the Second Punic War. Archimedes was purportedly largely responsible for the defense of Syracuse as they held the Romans off for two years with the use of his war machines. Most of the information we currently have about Archimedes is anecdotal. Important figures

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