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Quotation from The Method (Geometrical Solutions Derived from Mechanics) by Archimedes
“It is true that this is not proved by what we have said here; but it indicates that the result is correct.”
The Method (Geometrical Solutions Derived from Mechanics), Proposition I, trans. Lydia G. Robinson
Archimedes' comment after finding by mechanical balancing that a parabolic segment is four thirds of its triangle.
Citation: "It is true that this is not proved by what we have said here; but it indicates that the result is correct." — Archimedes, The Method (Geometrical Solutions Derived from Mechanics), Proposition I, trans. Lydia G. Robinson. (id archimedes-the-method-q4)
Portrait: Domenico-Fetti Archimedes 1620, Domenico Fetti, Public domain.
