Archimedes

Why is it important to Learn about ancient Greece? A quote by writer Vadim Kotelnikov once said, “If you stop learning, you stop creating history and become history.” Ancient Greece is a huge part of history. The legacies they left behind have helped us develop into the society that we are today- advanced, modern and knowledgeable. We no longer rely on myths, gods or goddesses to blame or thank for our everyday lives. On the other hand, they certainly left incredible and valuable knowledge that…

To the early American settlers in the 1800s, the Midwest was a place of mystery and potential. They daydreamed of paradisiacal land and immense profits; however, their opinions altered quickly upon arrival. In this excerpt from “The Horizontal World,” Debra Marquart effectively argues that even though the Midwest was disappointing and boring to most, that land is essential to the well being to the country as a whole, and brings hope to those coming from abroad. The first technique utilized by…

Looking at shared knowledge; it is derived from an individual’s personal knowledge. Therefore shared knowledge was first personal knowledge before it became shared knowledge. Shared knowledge is the knowledge that is available to everyone it is knowledge that “we” all know. Personal knowledge is knowledge that is personal to an individual it is knowledge that “I” know. History can only be counted as history because the knowledge of history is shared but if the individual’s knowledge didn’t make…

Mathematics: The Greatest Legacy from Ancient Greece to the Modern World The greatest legacy of Ancient Greece to the modern world is mathematics. Ancient Greece was the source of great mathematicians like Archimedes, Pythagoras, Euclid and Eratosthenes who provided the modern world with a strong base to the knowledge we have today. They gave the modern world hydrostatics, the volume of a sphere and the calculation of pi which is used to design impressive sea vessels, industrial tanks and…

The Roman Military The Roman Empire was arguably one of the most technologically advanced powers of all time. The feats they accomplished with the technology they had was mind blowing, and today we are still trying to figure out how they accomplished everything. The Roman Military is one example of this point, from the incredible machinery to the quick witted tactics during time of war, the Romans were the rulers of the world. They revolutionized how a military is operated and how to manage it…

time period. He fought for his land and led his troops into the Persian Empire to defend their territory. Another historical figure who arose in this period is Archimedes. Archimedes was very widely known in math and science. He conducted many famous experiments and was one of the last known great scientists in ancient Greece. Archimedes had many great theories and discoveries in geometry and math but another thing he is known for is making weapons for King Heiro II. Greece wouldn’t be as…

1585, Galileo gave up on the course of medicine and left without finishing his degree. He then began teaching mathematics privately in Florence, then from 1585-86 in Siena. Archimedes’ story of him and the bathtub was well known during Galileo’s time and influenced many of his methods. Galileo was a great admirer of Archimedes’ and had adapted to many of his methods, including when he timed the oscillations (regular variation in magnitude or position around a central point) of…

Pi The pertinence of the number pi has been indefatigable throughout the history of mathematics. Pi is a fairly simple concept to grasp, as it is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to the diameter of that circle. Pi is notorious to the masses for its aeonian nature; however, mathematicians classify this attribute as being both irrational and transcendental. Skeptics and misanthropes of Pi’s characteristics have claimed that it is a simple calculated number and there must be a…

about geometry, all based off of the proof that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Euclid is still the most widely read Greek author. Egyptian-civilization piArchimedes: One of the greatest mathematicians of all time was Archimedes. He calculated the value of pi, which was a geometrical calculation that helped determine the width, or circumference, of a circle. He also developed a system for writing down…

While researching texts written about different types of water, the history of water purification, and the supercooling process, one could find different types of articles and videos that explained everything very thoroughly. All of the authors and websites had given a much better idea of the topic of supercooling. To fully understand the supercooling one must understand different types of waters. The purpose for this paper is to understand the water types, the history of water purification, and…