Difference between revisions of "Eureka"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_118874" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_118874" /> == | ||
<p> The exclamation attributed to Archimedes, who is said to have cried out "Eureka! eureka!" | <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> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:20, 15 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.
