Zenodorus
Zenodorus
Born: about 200 BC
in Athens, Greece
Died: about 140 BC
in Greece
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Zenodorus studied the area of a figure with a fixed perimeter and the volume of a solid figure with fixed surface. For example he showed that among polygons with equal perimeter and an equal number of sides, the regular polygon has the greatest area.
References (3 books/articles)
JOC/EFR December 1996