Area of Circle/Proof 7/Historical Note

Historical Note on Proof $7$ of Area of Circle

The technique of finding the Area of Circle by means of the method of exhaustion was devised by Archimedes of Syracuse.


Sources

  • 1977: K.G. Binmore: Mathematical Analysis: A Straightforward Approach ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 2$: Continuum Property: $\S 2.1$: Achilles and the tortoise
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