On Floating Bodies
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On Floating Bodies is a foundational treatise by Archimedes that systematically explains the principles of buoyancy and hydrostatics.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| On Floating Bodies canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
scientific work
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treatise ⓘ work on hydrostatics ⓘ |
| addresses | relationship between weight and displaced fluid ⓘ |
| analyzes |
floating of solids in a fluid
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stability of floating bodies ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Syracuse ⓘ |
| author | Archimedes ⓘ |
| citedIn |
histories of mathematics
ⓘ
histories of physics ⓘ |
| consistsOf |
Book I
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Book II ⓘ |
| explains | Archimedes' principle ⓘ |
| field |
hydrostatics
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mathematics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| formulates | conditions for floating equilibrium ⓘ |
| genre |
mathematical treatise
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scientific treatise ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
center of buoyancy
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center of gravity ⓘ floating in a fluid at rest ⓘ heterogeneous bodies ⓘ homogeneous bodies ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
equilibrium positions of floating solids
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floating of paraboloids of revolution ⓘ floating of segments of spheres ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational text for the science of buoyancy
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one of the earliest systematic works on hydrostatics ⓘ |
| influenced |
Galileo Galilei
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Renaissance scientists ⓘ development of fluid mechanics ⓘ later studies in hydrostatics ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
buoyancy
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equilibrium of floating bodies ⓘ hydrostatic pressure ⓘ specific gravity ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Περὶ τῶν ἐπιπλεόντων σωμάτων ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of works of Archimedes ⓘ |
| period | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| preservationStatus |
survives in Greek manuscripts
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translated into several modern languages ⓘ |
| proves | conditions for a body to float or sink ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
axiomatic-deductive method
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geometrical reasoning ⓘ |
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