... so the rhombus ABto the cone B,192(5) while as NO to E, so the cone MN to the cone B193[(6) through their bases being equal]; (7) therefore as the cone MN to the cone B, so the ... that the force of the conditional is that “if an action is done, the resulting object is smaller than a sphere.” This is a second, minor shock – the conditional changes its meaning, with the conclusion: ... already possess, on cones and cylinders on the one hand,and on circles and polygons on the other hand, may finally be integrated andbrought to bear on the sphere. Following the brief “interlude”...