Lastly, Archimedes invented the whole science of hydrostatics.
Archimedes had propounded the theory of the lever, and the principles of hydrostatics.
The principle of hydrostatics suggest the most common forms.
See also on Boyle, as the founder of hydrostatics, Thomson's Hist.
Perhaps you are not familiar with the science of hydrostatics?
In hydrostatics, Stevinus had extended and applied the discovery of Archimedes.
This is a question of hydrostatics to which we will return presently.
What I have demonstrated by experiment is perhaps no new principle in hydrostatics.
If each were a Samson, the laws of hydrostatics would set at naught their strength.
We find a little discussion of mechanics, hydrostatics and pneumatics, a little heat, and a very little optics.
| hydrostatics The scientific study of fluids, especially noncompressible liquids, in equilibrium with their surroundings and hence at rest. Hydrostatics has many applications in biology and engineering, as in the design of dams. Compare hydrodynamics. |
