8 Both have rotational symmetry 9 Both have a perimeter which is the sum of their 4 sides 10 Both have an area which is base times height 11 Both can be split into 2 right angle triangles 12 Both are subjected t
This was a narrative embellishment on my part. Eratosthenes’s original work is lost to us. The most detailed contemperaneous account, by Cleomedes, gives a simplified version of the method, and makes reference only to sundials (gnomons) rather than wells. However, a secondary account of Pli...
and it was expected that a person could take out a pen or pencil on demand and solve problems in geometry, calculus, trigonometry, etc., etc., and maybe even spout a little bit of Latin. These