Archimedes of Syracuse (/ˌɑːrkɪˈmiːdiːz/, ARK-ihm-EE-deez; c. 287 – c. 212 BC) was an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and... 99 KB (10,164 words) - 08:04, 15 March 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) - 21:39, 7 March 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... 146 KB (17,046 words) - 17:23, 24 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 (4,152 words) - 03:24, 2 March 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 |
Archimedes is a genus of bryozoans belonging to the family Fenestellidae. The first use of the term "Archimedes" in relation to this genus was in 1838... 4 KB (363 words) - 00:47, 16 February 2024 |
Look up Archimedes in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Archimedes was a celebrated mathematician and engineer of ancient Greece. Vgichj Archimedes may also... 3 KB (335 words) - 13:22, 25 March 2024 |