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Illustration showing how to find the area of a hexagon using the triangles that make it up.

Area of Hexagon

Illustration showing how to find the area of a hexagon using the triangles that make it up.

"It is found that the cord covering the curved surface is twice as long as the one covering the flat surface. So the area of the entire curved surface of a sphere is equal to the area of the surface of 4 circles like the one measured." -Foster, 1921

Area of Sphere

"It is found that the cord covering the curved surface is twice as long as the one covering the flat…

"The bases of the pyramids are considered as forming the surface of the sphere, while the altitude of the pyramids is the radius of the sphere." -Foster, 1921

Area of Sphere

"The bases of the pyramids are considered as forming the surface of the sphere, while the altitude of…