Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Greek mathematician and inventor, in his bath. Discovered formulae for calculating areas and volumes of plane and solid figures. Hydrostatics. Supposed to have shouted 'Eureka' on discovering principle of upthrust on a floating body. Hand-coloured woodcut, 1547.
Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Greek mathematician and inventor, in his bath. Discovered formulae for calculating areas and volumes of plane and solid figures. Hydrostatics. Supposed to have shouted 'Eureka' on discovering principle of upthrust on a floating body. Hand-coloured woodcut, 1547.
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