Archimedes Principal

Archimedes was born to be a very intelligent man. In his adulthood, he attended the University of Alexandria in Egypt. Throughout his lifetime he had invented many things and discovered many things that were significant. Archimedes discovered vital things throughout his life, but he was best known for discovering the law of hydrostatics, better known as Archimedes principle.

At a young age, Archimedes was proposed with a question that would really test his knowledge. Clueless for a while, Archimedes pondered around for an answer for many days. As many days went by, he still had no answer, until he was taking a shower one day, and realized that the level of the water would rise as he entered, and would go down as he exited. This was the way Archimedes discovered the principle which today is known as Archimedes principle. This principle states that "a force that is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced buoys up a body immersed in a fluid" (Wikipedia). "A force equal to the weight of the displaced fluid buoys up the principle that states that a body engrossed in a fluid" (Columbia Encyclopedia 2000). Archimedes principle in all states that if the body is less dense than the fluid, it will float, and if the body is denser then the fluid, it will sink. It not only explains the buoyancy of ships and other vessels but also the way a balloon rises in the air, and the loss of weight of an object which is submerged underwater. In determining whether an object will float or sink, one must consider the relative density of the body compared to the fluid which determines the buoyant force. Furthermore, this principle is so precise that if an object is two thirds as dense as the fluid, two thirds of the volume will be submerged in the fluid. One must take into consideration the shape and position of the object before one may calculate the buoyant force.

In an overall conclusion, Archimedes principle states that if an object is less dense