Eureka! — Archimedes
Eureka!
In the original Greek
εὑρηκα
Quoted in De Architectura, by Vitruvius · 212 BC
★ 7.5Provenance
Current citation
Archimedes. Quoted in Vitruvius: The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius, translated by Morris Hicky Morgan. Dover Publications, 1960.
Original citation
Archimedes. Stated this after stepping into a bath and noticed that the water level rose. c. 212 BC.