Archimedes

The ancient Greeks were one of the first to question the world around them and develop logical answers to their questions. Philosophers such as Thales, Pythagoras, and, Archimedes where all ancient Greeks that created huge developments in science and math. With their developments others were able to add on and create many more complex ideas and inventions. The priests of Delphi are also an example of ancient Greeks that have created new ways of thinking and analyzing data that are used today.…

Greeks and Romans are two major influential cultures for the U.S to use as a blueprint for our government and how the things in our day to day life will work but this paper is not about how the way they influenced the U.S no ; this paper is about how they have influenced me. Let's start with the Greeks and then move from there; one major thing is there gods and goddesses. It was a day in fifth grade and we started talking about the Gods and Goddesses of Greece little did I know this would spark…

Knowing the mysteries of the universe is something special and understanding math and science are the closest things to knowing the universe's secrets. On Earth there are many mysteries that scientists have still not figured out. Becoming more knowledgeable is the best way to help discover worldly secrets. In ancient Greece stories were made to explain natural phenomenons to cover up what has yet to be discovered. Stories like The Odyssey were told to explain the unknown. In ancient Greece,…

Swiss Description of Childhood Upbringing/Early Years: Daniel came from a notable family, known for being physicists. His parents were Johann Bernoulli and Dorothea Falkner. His father was a doctor and well-known mathematician. He was called the “Archimedes of his age”. Education: Taught by his more caring older brother, Daniel learned mathematics very quickly. However, his father wanted him to learn business to earn a better pay than he did as the chairman at Basel University. After some…

their purpose is. There are many things that make a Submarine work like their engine, power source, weapons, and hull plating; they all rise and submerge essentially the same way. How do subs rise and sink? It is done with something called the Archimedes Principle. To sink the sub has several different components that have to move. One of them is the Main vent. This is closed while the sub is on the surface. The vent closes when the sub begins to submerge. This allows the air to be let out…

When were roman numerals discovered you may ask? The history of Roman numerals has been questionable for many years. What is clear is that numerals were used by the ancient Etruscans an interesting aspect of the Etruscan numeral system is that some numbers are represented as partial subtractions. The Etruscan numeric system was adapted from the Greek Attic numerals providing ideas for the later Roman numerals. The Roman numeral system is probably very simple rather than the Etruscan system. The…

Revere? 10: Aeschines o Xenophon? 11: Parménides? (Leonardo da Vinci) 12: Sócrates 13: Heraclitus (Michelangeló) 14: Plato (Leonardo da Vinci) 15: Aristóteles (Giuliano da Sangallo) 16: Diogenes of Sinope 17: Plotinus (Donatello?) 18: Euclid or Archimedes with students (Bramante?) 19: Strabo or Zoroaster? (Baldassare Castiglione) 20: Ptolemy? R: Apelles (Raphael) 21: Protogenes (Il Sodoma, Perugino, or Timoteo Viti)…

The Renaissance had a thoughtful impact upon some parts of western civilization but maintained stability in major aspects of life and society. The Renaissance produced important changes in all areas of European society and knowledge. The main focus of Renaissance study is often art; in which there was intense change in the method and style. Renewing classical skill in representing the human form, Renaissance art was more lively and realistic than its predecessors of the Middle Ages as showed…

Sometimes when we are challenged in our beliefs, we use that opposition to delve in and end up discovering more. This is what happened in Dr. Pasteur’s life. With his early work with microbes, Pasteur found active opposition in fellow scientist Félix Archimedès Pouchet. Pouchet disagreed with Pasteur about spontaneous generation and thus started expirements to prove him wrong (yes bias was big). This drove Pasteur to continue his work and devise better experiments. This is part of being reviewed…

Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy in 1564 during the Renaissance.This was a rebirthing period in Europe started off in Italy for art, philosophy, and sciences. The Renaissance brought back many ideas from Ancient Greece and Rome introducing many scientists like Galileo. Attending the University of Pisa originally going to study medicine, he was taught the Aristotelian view on the world, later questioning it making way for many of his greatest discoveries. He was an outstanding astronomer,…