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What is the story behind Archimedes principle?
The Story Behind the ScienceHieron, the king of Syracuse and Archimedes' friend, wanted to know whether his crown was made of solid gold. The king suspected that the gold had been mixed with silver, which is worth less than gold. So he asked Archimedes to try to resolve the question. The solution would have been easy if the king had allowed the crown to be melted down. Since that was no possible, Archimedes had to find another solution to determine the metal content of the crown. Archimedes discovered the answer while at a public bath. He noticed that when he got into the water, it overflowed the tub. By measuring the overflow, he found that the volume-the amount of space a thing occupies-of the spilled water was equal to the volume of his body under water. He realized he could determine the gold content of the crown by measuring the water it would displace against the amount of water displaced by a lump of gold weighing the same as the crown. The crown and lump of gold would each displace the same amount of water if the crown were solid gold. If the crown contained silver, it would displace more water, since the volume of a weight of silver is greater than the volume of the same weight of gold. With this discovery, Archimedes leaped from his bath and in his excitement raced naked down the street toward his home, shouting "EUREKA! I have found it!"Archimedes was the first to develop the physical law that is now known as Archimedes' law. The law explains buoyancy, or why objects seem to lose weight in water or other liquids. This principle has been applied ever since to test precious metals.
How did Archimedes find out the crown wasnt gold?
By studying the displacement of water caused by pure gold and silver of the same mass, he proved that the gold crown was not of pure gold as claimed by the jeweller.
What story in the Bible tells the story of Elisha?
It can be found in the book of kings.
Is Archimedes Archimedes' real name?
He is only known as Archimedes of Syracuse ( now Sicily).
What is the Archimedes pulley?
a pulley that Archimedes made
What is Archimedes gold demur?
You may be referring to the story of how Archimedes was able to determine if a crown had been made of pure gold (or less-than-pure gold) by measuring how much water the crown and an equal weight of pure gold displaced.
What was the events leading to Archimedes discovery of gold?
The event leading to Archimedes discovery is finding gold
What did Archimedes have to do with gold?
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Was Archimedes crown pure gold?
Yes Archimedes crown was pure gold. how they know this is that they weighed the dentisity of the crown.
What did Archimedes want?
Archimedes wanted to know the density of gold to determine if the crown was partially silver rather than all gold.
Is the Archimedes crown story true?
The story of the Archimedes crown is likely a legend as there is no concrete historical evidence to support its veracity. It is often recounted as a popular anecdote to highlight Archimedes' intelligence and ingenuity.
Who consulted Archimedes regarding an object that was made of Gold?
Hiero II, the King of Syracuse, wanted Archimedes to determine if gold had been withheld from a crown by the goldsmith commissioned to make it. Without damaging the crown, Archimedes used water displacement to prove that the gold was not all there.
How did Archimedes solve the gold crown problem?
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How does the acrchimedes crown story relate to matter?
The Archimedes story relates that Archimedes had been trying to determine if the King's crown was pure gold, without having to melt it down (destroying it) to see. Archimedes sat down in the tub and noted that the water rose in the tub, and that he realized that the volume of water displaced was equal to the volume of Archimedes himself. This gave him an insight into how to determine the volume of the crown; by submerging the crown in water and measuring how far the water rose, this would give him the volume of the crown. He could then weigh the crown and calculate the density of the crown, and determine that the crown was not pure gold.
What was the events leading to the discovery of gold?
The event leading to Archimedes discovery is finding gold
How was density used to detect fraud?
Archimedes was told by the king to find out if his crown was made of pure gold, calculating the density of the crown, Archimedes found it to be a mix of gold and silver.
What does Archimedes realize about the great harbor that turns the story towards its resolution?
Archimedes realizes that the Great Harbor belonged to the navy
