Archimedes discovers how to measure density

Category
Science
Place
Italy
Date
-250
Reference
Excerpts from Books and Wikipedia
Archimedes was asked to solve the density problem after he was asked by King Hieron of Sicily to determine if his crown were pure gold or a mixture with silver. The writings of Archimedes were studied by Islamic mathematicians in the ninth century. [Furtado: 1001 Days]

This event is linked to the following periods

PeriodMiner
Begin
End
Category
Hellenistic Period
-323
-146
Greek
Sciences
-3800
2020
Transcultural