Part one of term paper
was born in Syracuse, Sicily in 287 B.C. and died there in 212 B.C.. He was a great inventor and mathematician who helped develop the science of geometry as well as being the first scientist to realize the power of the lever. He was also known for inventing the compound pulley, ' screw, and most importantly he discovered the surface area a ...

Part two of term paper
... find out if a gold crown he had been sold was actually real gold or not. At first he was stumped until he stepped into the bath one day and realized that the water rose when he got in. He then realized that the buoyancy force is equal the weight of the liquid displaced. It was then said that he ran through the streets naked shouting "Eureka!"(I have found it). He was then able to deduce that the crown the king was sold was in fact not gold. It was also said that single-handedly defended the ...