Reading The Quadrature of the Parabola | Alexandria
Read The Quadrature of the Parabola by Archimedes. Revealing how one ancient icon's quest to square the circle sparked calculus centuries before Newton, Archimedes' Quadrature pairs rigorous proof with stunning insight: that curved shapes contain infinite straight lines. This geometric paradox revolutionized math and still challenges our assumptions about infinity, certainty, and the limits of human reason.