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    The ancient Greeks have made many new advances in their lifetime. The ancient Greek culture has influenced many other cultures as well. Other cultures saw how well the Greeks were doing and wanted to share the wealth. They would take concepts of the Greeks and form it into their own. The Romans took concepts from the Greek such as the Greek gods; Romans made the Greek gods’ names into Roman names. The ancient Greeks contributed to the advances and discoveries in education, architecture and…

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    The idea of Greek mathematics as a philosophy is a key concept to the history of science. Many of the works of Greek mathematicians such Archimedes Euclid and Plato have fueled the formation of the most important Greek mathematical traditions of the early centuries till this day. There are two traditions of mathematics presented by Greek mathematicians: Practical mathematics and theoretical mathematics or better called abstract. These two fields differ so vastly from one another as they must be…

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    Does The Squidy Sink?

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    and when you squeezed the bottle, Squidy sank to the bottom. Then, when you released the bottle, Squidy would float back up to the top. Squidy used some of the gas laws and principles we learned in class such as: Boyle’s law, Pascal’s law, and Archimedes principle. Pascal's law plays a major role in Squidy. Pascal's law is about applying pressure, and when we applied pressure to the bottle, it forced Squidy to sink. The reason it sinks is because when you squeeze the bottle, it forces some…

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    Archimedes was also an inventor, scientist, physicist, and an engineer that created many inventions, principles, and plans that had different purposes. One principle he thought of was known as Archimedes’ Principle. He discovered this principle when he was taking a bath and noticed that the water level rose when he got into the tub. From his excitement…

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    irrefutably the masterpiece of the Renaissance. The school of Athens symbolizes the hypothesis that set the support for the modern thinking. In the three stories, “Raphael's ‘School Of Athens’,” “New Identifications In Raphael's School Of Athens” and “Archimedes Salutes Bramante In A Draft, For The ‘School Of Athens’” will be compared. In this paper, there are many things the writers have in common and the things that were very different in perspective. What did this change mean to Raphael to…

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    that the volume could conceivably diminish because of the danger of fluid coming out of the barrel. At the point when utilizing Archimedes rule, if the erroneous volume is dislodged, the whole result would be off base D. Thickness = mass 19.30 g/mL = 26.15 g Volume (mL) = 26.15 g =1.355 mL E. In the event that the item was dropped in the measuring glass, Archimedes' Guideline would not have been utilized by any stretch of the imagination. This is on the grounds that the guideline depends…

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    The Greek inventions played a vital role in the strength of the Roman military. Archimedes a Greek inventor was one of Rome’s most influential figures, and was also well respected by the Roman Empire for his inventions. He was born in Syracuse, Sicily in 287 BC. Not much is known about Archimedes mainly because he kept his personal life to himself. According to history he was murdered by a Roman soldier. The Roman soldiers had been given…

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    The Greeks have contributed many facts and inventions that have influenced our modern society. It is believed that the first Ancient Greek civilizations were formed nearly 4,000 years ago (1600 BC). These early civilizations were formed by the strong Mycenaeans of Crete, a Greek Island. The ancient Greeks contributed to many aspects of our modern civilization, including theatre, architecture, politics, literature, and sciences. The Greeks made lots of stories to help them learn about their world…

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    Being allowed to adopt pets at a young age was not to claim that I was responsible but rather spoiled. My first month caring for another living being was the most enriching experience in my life. I was taught values that my seven-year-old brain struggled to understand. Pets are difficult to care for, so most would assume that we begged for this privilege. In reality, my mother was the animal-lover who heard about a local hamster breeder. I wish someone guided us inexperienced hamster owners…

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    CONCLUSION: Two weeks ago, Soundings XVI performed Lab Experiment Number Two. Lab Experiment Number Two was similar to the previous, Lab Experiment Number One. The prompt was to compare the results of pennies dropped in water, versus the result of pennies being dropped into milk, both at 100 mL. The main purpose of this lab was to further discuss more scientific parts of this lab, such as the surface tension when the cylinder was close to overflowing for both the milk and water. Before…

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