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Archimedes in the 21st CenturyArchimedes and Ship Design

Archimedes in the 21st Century: Archimedes and Ship Design [In his written work Archimedes’ primary contributions to ship design were the law of buoyancy and the criterion of stabilityStability of a floating object. These laws form the foundations of the floatability and upright stability of ships. How did he create and justify this fundamental knowledge? Might he have applied it to contemporary issues in the ship design of his era? How was this knowledge passed down through the centuries and when and how was it applied to practical ship design decisions? What is the role of Archimedes’ fundamental insights in today’s ship design? This article will address these issues in its three sections on Archimedes’ own contributions, the history of his heritage in the maritime field, and the continuing significance of his physical laws in modern ship design.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Archimedes in the 21st CenturyArchimedes and Ship Design

Part of the Trends in the History of Science Book Series
Editors: Rorres, Chris
Nowacki, Horst
Archimedes in the 21st Century — Aug 27, 2017
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017
ISBN
978-3-319-58058-6
Pages
77 –112
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-58059-3_5
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[In his written work Archimedes’ primary contributions to ship design were the law of buoyancy and the criterion of stabilityStability of a floating object. These laws form the foundations of the floatability and upright stability of ships. How did he create and justify this fundamental knowledge? Might he have applied it to contemporary issues in the ship design of his era? How was this knowledge passed down through the centuries and when and how was it applied to practical ship design decisions? What is the role of Archimedes’ fundamental insights in today’s ship design? This article will address these issues in its three sections on Archimedes’ own contributions, the history of his heritage in the maritime field, and the continuing significance of his physical laws in modern ship design.]

Published: Aug 27, 2017

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