On the Equilibrium of Planes
work by Archimedes
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discussed in biography
- In Archimedes: His works
On the Equilibrium of Planes (or Centres of Gravity of Planes; in two books) is mainly concerned with establishing the centres of gravity of various rectilinear plane figures and segments of the parabola and the paraboloid. The first book purports to establish the “law of…
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