Difference between revisions of "Eureka"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_118874" /> == | |||
<p> The exclamation attributed to Archimedes, who is said to have cried out "Eureka! eureka!" (I have found it! I have found it!), upon suddenly discovering a method of finding out how much the gold of King Hiero's crown had been alloyed. Hence, an expression of triumph concerning a discovery. </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72932" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_72932" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> E . I have found it), the exclamation of Archimedes on discovering how to test the purity of the gold in the crown of Hiero ( <i> q. v </i> .); he discovered it, tradition says, when taking a bath. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_118874"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/eureka Eureka from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_72932"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/eureka Eureka from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_72932"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/eureka Eureka from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Revision as of 09:58, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
The exclamation attributed to Archimedes, who is said to have cried out "Eureka! eureka!" (I have found it! I have found it!), upon suddenly discovering a method of finding out how much the gold of King Hiero's crown had been alloyed. Hence, an expression of triumph concerning a discovery.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
E . I have found it), the exclamation of Archimedes on discovering how to test the purity of the gold in the crown of Hiero ( q. v .); he discovered it, tradition says, when taking a bath.
