English Title
The solution to a geometric problem about circles shaped as moons
Enestrom Number
73
Fuss Index
317
Original Language
Latin
Content Summary
In this paper, Euler presents his solution, invovling the arcsine function, to a problem of Daniel Bernoulli (which Euler had heard about through Goldbach). The problem is related to dissecting certain circles into pieces, all of which have equal area.
Published as
Journal article
Published Date
1744
Written Date
1737
Original Source Citation
Commentarii academiae scientiarum Petropolitanae, Volume 9, pp. 207-221.
Opera Omnia Citation
Series 1, Volume 26, pp.1-14.
Record Created
2018-09-25
