Definition:Gabriel's Horn
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Definition
Gabriel's horn is the name given to the solid of revolution formed by rotating about the $x$-axis the curve:
- $y = \dfrac 1 x$
Also known as
This object is also known as Torricelli's trumpet for Evangelista Torricelli, who discovered that it paradoxically has a finite volume but infinite surface area.
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Sources
- 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Gabriel's horn