Volume in Common between Two Equal Cylinders with Perpendicular Intersecting Axes/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Volume in Common between Two Equal Cylinders with Perpendicular Intersecting Axes
The Volume in Common between Two Equal Cylinders with Perpendicular Intersecting Axes was found by Archimedes.
He demonstrates how it was found in Proposition $15$ in his The Method.
Sources
- 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {A}.5$: Archimedes (ca. $\text {287}$ – $\text {212}$ B.C.)