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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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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agohe 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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Who discovered how to find volume of solids?
Archimedes
Is used in finding the volume of irregular soids?
Water displacement is used to find the volume of irregular solids as discovered by Archimedes
What was it that Archimedes discovered?
He discovered that you have to find the volume, mass, and density of something
What did Archimedes find?
He discovered the method to calculate the volume of a irregular object (rock).
What formula was used by Archimedes to find the gold?
Archimedes discovered that all substances have a unique density - the amount of mass contained in a fixed volume of the substance.
What did Archimedes find out in a bath tub?
Archimedes discovered volume displacement when he was in the bath tub because the weight of an object makes the water rise.But the volume of the water was constant.He then ran outside on the streets screaming,EUREKA!...naked
When did Archimedes find volume?
1805
Who discovered the formula of how to find out the circumference of a circle?
Archimedes
When did Archimedes find out how to measure volume of an irregular shape?
215bc
How did Archimedes discover how to find the volume of a sphere?
How? With his brain! That's how he answered it
Who sat in a bathtub said eureka and found a way to find volume?
Archimedes
How did Archimedes find the volume of an irregular shape using water?
Archimedes took a bowl full of water of known volume and then dipped the irregular shape body. Amount of water fall down is measured and is the volume of that body.
