Adhesion (section Wettability and absorption) 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... 29 KB (3,784 words) - 20:02, 18 March 2024 |
has its origins in Ancient Greece with the writings of Aristotle and Archimedes (see History of classical mechanics and Timeline of classical mechanics)... 252 KB (30,933 words) - 19:47, 21 March 2024 |
concentrate light momentum-enhanced solar sail Tradition states that Archimedes used a large array of mirrors to burn Roman ships during an attack on... 112 KB (12,797 words) - 09:50, 27 March 2024 |
(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... 287 KB (495 words) - 00:32, 28 March 2024 |
aether, an influential philosophy that would dominate for centuries. Archimedes (287–212 BC) designed a planetarium that could calculate the motions of... 252 KB (24,327 words) - 22:20, 27 March 2024 |