A multidisciplinary approach to this episode, as Jimmy and Armand explore the exclamation ‘Eureka!’ uttered by Archimedes, known from a story told by architectural historian Vitruvius about how the inventor discovered how to assess the metallic content of a gold crown.

However, is the story fake news? If so, what was the true story? A bit of classical detective work provides a more plausible explanation.

Main text explored: De Architectura by Vitruvius

Presented by Armand D’Angour and Jimmy Mulville

Produced by Diggory Waite

A Hat Trick Production

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