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mulated the Law of the Lever, and wrote two volumes on hydro-statics titled On Floating Bodies, containing his Law of Buoyancy. Killed by a Roman soldier. The shape of a floating body and its mass distribution do, however, determine whether it will float stably or capsize. Stability of floating bodies is of vital importance to shipbuilding

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