1. Pappus Of Alexandria
Now there are only three rectilineal figures which would satisfy the condition, I mean regular figures which are equilateral and equiangular, inasmuch as irregular figures would be displeasing to the bees, these being the triangle, the square and the hexagon, the bees in their wisdom chose for their work that which has the most angles, perceiving that it would hold more honey than either of the two others for the same expenditure of material. ... His theorem was that the volume of revolution = area bounded by curve x distance traveled by the center of gravity In Book VIII Pappus deal...
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