The Circle

How do we know that the circumference of every circle has the same ratio π to its diameter? The following theorem assures us. Circles are to one another as their circumscribed squares - Euclid, XII, 2

Remarkably enough, as we will see, the theorem applies both to the boundaries and the areas.

  • point on a circle rolling inside an other of twice the size draw a straight line - Secrets of the NOTHING GRINDER
    • if greater it will the outside will be triangle, square and pentagon
Written on June 15, 2019, Last update on January 16, 2022
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