and the surface area over which the two materials contact. Materials that wet against each other tend to have a larger contact area than those that do...

mineral hydrates that are not very water-soluble. This allows setting in wet conditions or under water and further protects the hardened material from...

concept of force was basically qualitative, but other authors reject this. Archimedes corrected Aristotle's theory that bodies move towards their natural resting...

convex meniscus, whereas the meniscus of water is concave. Mercury will not wet the glass, unlike water and many other liquids, and if the glass is tipped...

The first mathematician known to have used this kind of reasoning is Archimedes, who approximated the perimeter of a circle by surrounding it with regular...

swords, daggers, spears, and maces. According to a recent hypothesis, the Archimedes' screw may have been used by Sennacherib, King of Assyria, for the water...

Wildland Fire Terminology, 74. de Sousa Costa and Sandberg, 229–230. "Archimedes Death Ray: Idea Feasibility Testing". Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

(producer); Helen A. Murphy c-10m July 17, 1953 Video Specific Gravity and Archimedes' Principle Robert H. Carleton c-11m February 1, 1963 The Specific Is Terrific...

pumping height could be increased. Later mills were equipped with an Archimedes' screw which could raise water much higher. The polders, now often below...

concentrate light momentum-enhanced solar sail Tradition states that Archimedes used a large array of mirrors to burn Roman ships during an attack on...