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Archimedes' Principle

When a body is submerged in a liquid, it buoys up with a force equal to the weight of the liquid displaced. Miller shows this with a very clever set up involving cylinders submerged in water. He also points out a little of Archimedes' finest achievements. His greatest? Finding the ratio of volumes between a sphere, a cone, and a cylinder of equal height.

English
  • Runtime 15 minutes
  • Network PBS
  • Created November 9, 2006 by
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