Sentence examples for ancient scientist from inspiring English sources

For an ancient scientist, he was unusually generous in crediting his predecessors, particularly Hipparchus, for discoveries.

Far more details survive about the life of Archimedes than about any other ancient scientist, but they are largely anecdotal, reflecting the impression that his mechanical genius made on the popular imagination.

The first person who is known to have dreamed of toying with sunlight was the ancient Greek scientist Archimedes.

The clever owl in TH White's Sword in the Stone is actually named after an ancient Greek scientist, Archimedes.

After witnessing the eruption of the Mount Vesuvius in the bay of Naples, Italy, on 24 August, 79 C.E., ancient Roman scientist and writer "Pliny the Younger" documented how the volcano mouth spit burning rocks and ashes upon the nearby region.

In his appearance, meant to promote a science and technology initiative, Obama asked co-hosts Adam Savage Jamie Hyneman to revisit a myth they had already busted once before: whether the ancient Greek scientist Archimedes actually set fire to a Roman fleet using only mirrors and the sun's rays.

To determine the age of ancient rocks, scientists typically measure the relative amounts of radioactive elements.

THE NEWS Fossilized bones found by a nine-year-old boy in South Africa belonged to a previously unknown species of ancient hominid, scientists said.

A16 FASHION B8 OBITUARIES A21 SCIENCE TIMES F1-8 forl for Ancient Visions Scientists say they have chemical evidence of the mysterious vapors -- often derided as imaginary -- that the ancient Greeks said provided the inspiration for the oracle at Delphi.

(Ranking: 10) Millikan's oil-drop experiment Since ancient times, scientists had studied electricity -- an intangible essence that came from the sky as lightning or could be produced simply by running a brush through your hair.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 16 — Using modern technology to unlock ancient secrets, scientists have deciphered five pages of the only known copy of a 2,300-year-old 2,300-year-old 2,300-year-oldan Archimedes.