Archimedes and the Golden Crown: How he used Buoyancy to Solve a Royal Mystery

In this video, we explore the story of how the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes solved a royal mystery by using the principle of buoyancy. The king of Syracuse suspected that a goldsmith had cheated him by using some of the gold he gave him to make a crown to make it heavier. The king asked Archimedes to find a way to determine whether the crown was pure gold or not without damaging it. Watch as we explain how Archimedes had his "Eureka!" moment, discovered the principle of buoyancy, and used it to solve the king's mystery