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Exclaimed upon discovering the principle of buoyancy, running naked through the streets of Syracuse.

Date / Period

c. 250 BCE (approximate, story relayed by Vitruvius Pollio in 1st century BCE)

Category

Controversial

Source

https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQEVLl2F41-X5…

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Unverifiable

Explanation

Found in 1 providers: gemini

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