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'''Archimedes''' (b. 287 BC)
'''Archimedes''' (c. 287 - c. 212 BCE)


'''''Volume of Sphere,''''' 225 BC
'''''Volume of Sphere,''''' 225 BCE


On the Sphere and Cylinder (Greek: Περὶ σφαίρας καὶ κυλίνδρου) is a work that was published by Archimedes in two volumes c. 225 BCE. It most notably details how to find the surface area of a sphere and the volume of the contained ball and the analogous values for a cylinder, and was the first to do so.
On the Sphere and Cylinder (Greek: Περὶ σφαίρας καὶ κυλίνδρου) is a work that was published by Archimedes in two volumes c. 225 BCE. It most notably details how to find the surface area of a sphere and the volume of the contained ball and the analogous values for a cylinder, and was the first to do so.
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== Resources: ==
== Resources: ==


*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Sphere_and_Cylinder On the Sphere and Cylinder]
*[[w:On the Sphere and Cylinder]]


== Discussion: ==
== Discussion: ==

Revision as of 18:32, 5 March 2020

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Archimedes (c. 287 - c. 212 BCE)

Volume of Sphere, 225 BCE

On the Sphere and Cylinder (Greek: Περὶ σφαίρας καὶ κυλίνδρου) is a work that was published by Archimedes in two volumes c. 225 BCE. It most notably details how to find the surface area of a sphere and the volume of the contained ball and the analogous values for a cylinder, and was the first to do so.

Resources:

Discussion: