Book:Archimedes/On the Sphere and Cylinder
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Archimedes: On the Sphere and Cylinder
Published $\text {c. 250 BCE}$
Subject Matter
Contents
Contains rigorous proofs of the volume and surface area of the sphere.
- Proposition $33$: Volume of Sphere
- Proposition $34$: Surface Area of Sphere
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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.)
- 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {B}.6$: How Archimedes Discovered Integration
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287-212 bc)
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Archimedes of Syracuse (c.287-212 bc)
- 2008: Ian Stewart: Taming the Infinite ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $2$: The Logic of Shape: Archimedes