He was quoting the exclamation attributed to Archimedes, who is said to have cried out "Eureka! eureka!" (I have found it! I have found it!), Eureka is Greek for "I have found it". Archimedes said it when he discovered how to use water displacement to test the purity of gold.
It has been traced to having been mined in the Kollur Mine of Golconda, India.Best tests on the diamond as to its type -- type IIb, coupled with historical records, indicate that the Hope Diamond was first picked up by a human in India.
From the DiamondWorld magazine: "State-run mineral giant NMDC recently discovered a 37.68 carat diamond from Panna diamond mines in Madhya Pradesh, which stands as its biggest discovery till date." You can read more, below.
Eureka !
Eureka !
It was EUREKA DIAMOND
Anglo star
The first diamond discovered in South Africa was found at Hopetown. It was the 23,25 carat Eureka.
Yellow
The first canary diamond to be discovered was the Yellow Canary Diamond found in Africa in 1866. It was called the Eureka diamond. It was pale yellow and was 10.7 carats. The presence of nitrogen in the diamond creation process is what adds the yellow color to the diamond.Another AnswerThe Eureka Diamond was the first diamond discovered in South Africa; it is brownish-yellow in colour. Read more about it, below.The notion 'canary' as a descriptor of a diamond came about closer to the late 1890s - early 1900s, when Cape diamonds -- diamonds found in South Africa, were defined as such. The first Cape yellow diamond was found in 1869.You can read more about yellow diamonds -- canary diamonds -- and how they got their name in a brief history, below.
"Eureka!"This motto is eureka (I discovered in the Greek language).
Eureka!
Archimedes, he is the one who said Eureka first. When he discovered the principle of density.For more information;= Eureka means "I am in a state of having found it"= "Eureka" is Greek for "I found it!"
Eureka! which means I've discovered it
Archimedes, he is the one who said Eureka first. When he discovered the principle of density.For more information;= Eureka means "I am in a state of having found it"= "Eureka" is Greek for "I found it!"
People say eureka when they figure out something new. The word is mostly related to the scientist who discovered buoyancy.
the first diamond in Nunuvut was discovered in 2006.