It was Archimedes, the Greek mathematician, who discovered what is known as ‘Archimedes Principal’, that states that ‘an object submerged in a liquid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.’
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This principle illustrates that the reason an object floats or sinks depends on the amount of water that it displaces. That is why a huge ship can float even though it is heavy, as it’s shape is such that it displaces a huge amount of water.
Archimedes discovered this principle when he was in the bath, and is reported to have been so excited by the insight, that he forgot to dress, and ran onto the street exclaiming, ‘Eureka’, meaning in Greek, ‘I have found it’.
