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Write a note on Archimedes discovery of force of buoyancy.

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Arcimedes principle :
When a body is immersed in a fluid, it experiences and upward force of buoyancy equal to the weight of fluid displaced by the immersed portion of the body.
The principle is used to determine the purity of metals.
Appreciaton :
1. This principle was discovered by Archimedes eventually when he was taking bath.
2. With this principle he could solve the problem assigned by the king to him.
3. So many problems in our life may be solved by so many scientific principles discovered by various scientists.
4. You might have heard about falling of the statue of Budha in Hussain Sagar.
5. That statue was lifted by using the principle of buoyancy.
6. Archimedes is thought to be so important as a mathematician that scientists honoured him.
a. A large hole or crater on the moon is named after Archimedes.
b. Some mountains on the moon are called the monte-Archimedes.
7. Hence the efforts of Archimedes of Archimeds in discovering such type of principle may be highly ppreciated.
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