eureka
The origin and history of eureka.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek heúrēka (\"I have found it!\"). Legend has it that the mathematician Archimedes shouted this after realising, while stepping into a bath, how to measure an object's density.
The origin and history of eureka.
From Ancient Greek heúrēka (\"I have found it!\"). Legend has it that the mathematician Archimedes shouted this after realising, while stepping into a bath, how to measure an object's density.
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