"Algebra is generous she often gives more than is asked of her" D'Alembert(1717-83) French Mathematcian.
"Bees ... by virtue of a certain geometrical forethought.. know that the hexagon is greater than the square and the triangle and will hold more honey for the same expenditure of material"
Pappus of Alexandria(c 300AD) Greek Mathematician
Sunday 5 October 2008
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