The legendary legend Acsimet

Many wise intellectuals in history have left mankind with invaluable research works, but they also saved the world with tearful jokes about their own 'savage absurdity'. .

>>>Acsimet - the great scientist of ancient Greece

Please introduce such a wise level, belonging to the oldest class of natural science scientists in human history: Acsimet.

Acsimet was born in 284 and died in 212 BC. He lives in the city of Syracuse, on the island of Sicile, the son of a famous astronomer and mathematician Phidias. The father personally taught and directed him into the path of natural science.

Acsimet was allowed to study abroad in the city of Alexander, Egypt, becoming a student of the famous mathematician of Euclid; then to Spain and finally settled permanently in his home town of Sicilian. Financially supported by the royal family, he devoted his life to scientific research and great achievements.

The scientist Acsimet and the famous absurd story.

Acsimet constituted a foreign invasion

During the Hellenistic period, wars were common among small countries. Acsimet is in the small country of Syracuse when foreign states strike in this country. Although at the age of 73, he still participated in defending his country with the wisdom of the scientist.

The enemy's forces were extremely powerful, and 60 boats rushed into Syracuse. Acsimet calculated the design of a rock gun that could fire stones weighing hundreds of kilograms. When the enemy approached, Acsimet ordered: "Shoot!" , many warships were destroyed, the enemy was afraid to run away.

Having lost them, they had to withdraw, and then discussed how to fight again, at night. And the night came, the enemy ships quietly came out of the city, erected ladders, and hammered to prepare to destroy the city gate. Acsimet still commanded soldiers to prepare a catapult, but this time it was another. When the enemy approached, the stones shot straight up into the sky and fell straight down, hitting the ships that were approaching the shore and the soldiers, there was a stone that hit the commander in the head.

Frantic enemies must accept defeat again. But still refusing to commit to a complete failure, they launched a third attack. This time, he asked every woman to bring her mirror to concentrate on the beach.

The enemy general only saw a lot of women, ordered the ships to advance, prepared to fight. Suspicious mirrors are converging light and burning sails and boats. From the commanders to the soldiers were horrified, for the soldiers to withdraw.

Syracuse won again. The people were deeply cultivated and respected the wisdom of their wise citizens - Acsimet.

Acsimet 'scholarly mind'

The king of Syracuse ordered a crown made of pure gold. When the crown was completed and brought, the king suspected that it could be mixed with silver, and asked Acsimet how to know if it was pure gold?

Acsimet thought for a long time and did not find the answer when the date of the king's reply came.

Suddenly one day, while bathing in a public bath, Acsimet suddenly noticed that the water level rose when he jumped into the water. And suddenly he discovered a method to solve the problem of the crown. That method is the principle of Acsimet propulsion named after him, which can be used to determine the weight of objects, thereby deducing the material that makes the object, such as determining the king's king. must be pure gold or not.

But what made people laugh was: Acsimet was too excited, hurriedly jumped out of the bath and ran naked like a human in front of many people, shouting: Eureka! (ie found it!).