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It was the 'eureka' moment. Apparently - he was running a bath, and the water filled it right to the top. He got in without thinking, and noticed the water spilling over the edge. Getting out - he calculated that the amount of water lost was the same as his own volume.

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he filled up his bath tub sat in and the water that came out the bath was of equal volume to him

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