Archimedes of Syracuse (/ˌɑːrkɪˈmiːdiːz/, ARK-ihm-EE-deez; c. 287 – c. 212 BC) was an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and... 99 KB (10,168 words) - 10:37, 4 April 2024 |
Archimedes' principle (also spelled Archimedes's principle) states that the upward buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid, whether... 23 KB (3,561 words) - 07:27, 30 October 2023 |
The Archimedes' screw, also known as the Archimedean screw, hydrodynamic screw, water screw or Egyptian screw, is one of the earliest hydraulic machines... 16 KB (2,049 words) - 15:42, 11 April 2024 |
Archimedes' heat ray is a device that Archimedes is purported to have used to burn attacking Roman ships during the Siege of Syracuse (c. 213–212 BC).... 8 KB (847 words) - 02:31, 5 March 2024 |
Buoyancy (redirect from Archimedes's Principle) force is proportional to the pressure difference, and (as explained by Archimedes' principle) is equivalent to the weight of the fluid that would otherwise... 27 KB (4,138 words) - 23:26, 8 April 2024 |
Pi (redirect from Archimedes constant) π for practical computations. Around 250 BC, the Greek mathematician Archimedes created an algorithm to approximate π with arbitrary accuracy. In the... 145 KB (16,888 words) - 10:27, 15 April 2024 |
Archimedes "Archie" Francisco Trajano (1956–1977) was a Filipino student activist during the 1972–1986 martial law regime in the Philippines. His death... 8 KB (914 words) - 14:55, 30 January 2024 |
Look up Archimedes in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Archimedes was a celebrated mathematician and engineer of ancient Greece. Archimedes may also refer... 3 KB (334 words) - 10:17, 13 April 2024 |