On Floating Bodies
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On Floating Bodies is a foundational treatise by Archimedes that systematically explains the principles of buoyancy and hydrostatics.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| On Floating Bodies canonical | 7 |
| Book I (On Floating Bodies) | 2 |
| Book II (On Floating Bodies) | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Floating Bodies Context triple: [Archimedes, notableWork, On Floating Bodies]
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A.
Two New Sciences
Two New Sciences is Galileo Galilei’s foundational 1638 work that laid the groundwork for classical mechanics by analyzing motion, kinematics, and the strength of materials.
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B.
Opticks
Opticks is Isaac Newton’s influential 1704 treatise that systematically explores the nature of light and color through experiments with prisms and lenses.
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C.
Traité de la lumière
Traité de la lumière is a seminal 1690 scientific treatise that presents Christiaan Huygens’ wave theory of light, including the principle now known as Huygens’ principle.
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D.
Aristotle’s On the Heavens
Aristotle’s On the Heavens is an influential ancient Greek treatise that presents Aristotle’s cosmology and theories about the structure and motions of the universe.
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E.
Expériences nouvelles touchant le vide
Expériences nouvelles touchant le vide is a 17th-century scientific treatise by Blaise Pascal that reports his pioneering experiments on atmospheric pressure and the existence of the vacuum.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Floating Bodies Target entity description: On Floating Bodies is a foundational treatise by Archimedes that systematically explains the principles of buoyancy and hydrostatics.
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A.
Two New Sciences
Two New Sciences is Galileo Galilei’s foundational 1638 work that laid the groundwork for classical mechanics by analyzing motion, kinematics, and the strength of materials.
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B.
Opticks
Opticks is Isaac Newton’s influential 1704 treatise that systematically explores the nature of light and color through experiments with prisms and lenses.
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C.
Traité de la lumière
Traité de la lumière is a seminal 1690 scientific treatise that presents Christiaan Huygens’ wave theory of light, including the principle now known as Huygens’ principle.
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D.
Aristotle’s On the Heavens
Aristotle’s On the Heavens is an influential ancient Greek treatise that presents Aristotle’s cosmology and theories about the structure and motions of the universe.
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E.
Expériences nouvelles touchant le vide
Expériences nouvelles touchant le vide is a 17th-century scientific treatise by Blaise Pascal that reports his pioneering experiments on atmospheric pressure and the existence of the vacuum.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
scientific work
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treatise ⓘ work on hydrostatics ⓘ |
| addresses | relationship between weight and displaced fluid ⓘ |
| analyzes |
floating of solids in a fluid
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stability of floating bodies ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Syracuse ⓘ |
| author | Archimedes ⓘ |
| citedIn |
histories of mathematics
ⓘ
histories of physics ⓘ |
| consistsOf |
Book I
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Book II ⓘ |
| explains | Archimedes' principle ⓘ |
| field |
hydrostatics
ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| formulates | conditions for floating equilibrium ⓘ |
| genre |
mathematical treatise
ⓘ
scientific treatise ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
center of buoyancy
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center of gravity ⓘ floating in a fluid at rest ⓘ heterogeneous bodies ⓘ homogeneous bodies ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
equilibrium positions of floating solids
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floating of paraboloids of revolution ⓘ floating of segments of spheres ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational text for the science of buoyancy
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one of the earliest systematic works on hydrostatics ⓘ |
| influenced |
Galileo Galilei
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Renaissance scientists ⓘ development of fluid mechanics ⓘ later studies in hydrostatics ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
buoyancy
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equilibrium of floating bodies ⓘ hydrostatic pressure ⓘ specific gravity ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Περὶ τῶν ἐπιπλεόντων σωμάτων ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of works of Archimedes ⓘ |
| period | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| preservationStatus |
survives in Greek manuscripts
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translated into several modern languages ⓘ |
| proves | conditions for a body to float or sink ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
axiomatic-deductive method
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geometrical reasoning ⓘ |
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Subject: On Floating Bodies Description of subject: On Floating Bodies is a foundational treatise by Archimedes that systematically explains the principles of buoyancy and hydrostatics.
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