document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1077859>Question 1077859</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> About 250 years BC Archimedes could go through an experiment that the crown of King Heros was not pure gold without destroying it. Plant such an experiment. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Put each in the same amount of water and see what displaces more.  Pure gold, being heavier, will have a smaller volume for the same mass and will displace less water than the crown, should the crown not be pure gold.<BR>\n" );
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