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==Eureka== {{Main|Eureka (word)|l1=''Eureka'' (word)}} Archimedes reportedly exclaimed "Eureka" after he realized how to detect whether a crown is made of impure gold. While he did not use Archimedes' principle in the widespread tale and used displaced water only for measuring the volume of the crown, there is an alternative approach using the principle: Balance the crown and pure gold on a scale in the air and then put the scale into water. According to Archimedes' principle, if the density of the crown differs from the density of pure gold, the scale will get out of balance under water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://physics.weber.edu/carroll/Archimedes/crown.htm|title=The Golden Crown|website=physics.weber.edu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.longlongtimeago.com/once-upon-a-time/great-discoveries/eureka-the-story-of-archimedes-and-the-golden-crown/|title='Eureka!' β The Story of Archimedes and the Golden Crown|date=16 May 2014|website=Long Long Time Ago|access-date=30 May 2018|archive-date=2 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602004221/http://www.longlongtimeago.com/once-upon-a-time/great-discoveries/eureka-the-story-of-archimedes-and-the-golden-crown/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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