Approximating Lengths, Areas and Volumes by Polygons and Polyhedra.

Abstract

In 1898 J. Kuerschak observed that the area of a regular 12-gon is = 3r square. This is variously generalized in the plane and in space. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA034473

Entities

People

  • Isaac Jacob Schoenberg

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Continents
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geometry
  • Integrals
  • Mathematics
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • North America
  • North Carolina
  • Polygons
  • Quadrants
  • Triangles
  • United States
  • Wisconsin

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Technology Areas

  • Space