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Quotation from The Method (Geometrical Solutions Derived from Mechanics) by Archimedes
“it occurred to me that the surface of a sphere is four times as great as its largest circle”
The Method (Geometrical Solutions Derived from Mechanics), Proposition II, trans. Lydia G. Robinson
After finding the volume of the sphere, Archimedes describes the analogy with the circle that led him to its surface area.
Citation: "it occurred to me that the surface of a sphere is four times as great as its largest circle" — Archimedes, The Method (Geometrical Solutions Derived from Mechanics), Proposition II, trans. Lydia G. Robinson. (id archimedes-the-method-q5)
Portrait: Domenico-Fetti Archimedes 1620, Domenico Fetti, Public domain.
