Book:Archimedes/On Conoids and Spheroids

Archimedes: On Conoids and Spheroids

Published $\text {c. 250 BCE}$.

Subject Matter

• Solids of Revolution

Contains the calculations of segments of various solids of revolution.

Contents

Including:

Proposition $4$: Area of Ellipse

Also:

Closed Form for Triangular Numbers

Sum of Sequence of Squares

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Sources

• 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {A}.5$: Archimedes (ca. $\text {287}$ – $\text {212}$ B.C.)