The Project Gutenberg EBook of Solid Geometry with Problems and Applications (Revised edition), by H E Slaught and N J Lennes This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Solid Geometry with Problems and Applications (Revised edition) Author: H E Slaught N J Lennes Release Date: August 26, 2009 [EBook #29807] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SOLID GEOMETRY *** Bonaventura Cavalieri (1598–1647) was one of the most influential mathematicians of his time He was chiefly noted for his invention of the so-called “Principle of Indivisibles” by which he derived areas and volumes See pages 143 and 214 SOLID GEOMETRY WITH PROBLEMS AND APPLICATIONS REVISED EDITION BY H E SLAUGHT, Ph.D., Sc.D PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO AND N J LENNES, Ph.D PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA ALLYN and BACON Bo