Eureka
Eureka is a famous exclamation attributed to Archimedes. He reportedly uttered the word when he suddenly understood buoyancy. "Eureka" is a simple form of the verb heuriskein, meaning "to find"; it means "I have found it!" As a result, Eureka is a common interjection to expression usually pertaining to the triumphant discovery of a significant scientific fact.
The expression is quoted as the state motto of California, referring to the momentous discovery of gold near Sutter's Mill in 1848.
Several places in the United States are named for the expression:
- Eureka, California and Yreka, California
- Eureka, Kansas
- Eureka, Missouri
- Eureka, Montana
- Eureka, South Dakota
There is also Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
There is also Eureka, Nunavut in Canada.
It is also the name of an asteroid co-orbital with Mars, 5261 Eureka (see also 3753 Cruithne)
It is also the name of the European Union's research and development organization, see EUREKA.
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