Important discoveries in physics and names of physicists A list of Scientists and their discoveries are given in the table: Name of Physicist Major discovery/ Contribution Country of Origin Archimedes Principle of buoyancy: The principle states that the upward buoyant force exerted on a body immersed in a fluid, whether fully or partially, is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces. Principle of the lever Greece Galileo Galilei Law of inertia Italy Christiaan Huygens Wave theory of light: According to Huygens, every point that a luminous disturbance…
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