# De conoidibus et sphaeroidibus α΄..1

Archimède, De conoidibus et sphaeroidibus, α΄.. Ancient Greek.

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Εἴ κα μεγέθεα ὁποσαοῦν τῷ πλήθει ἄλλοις μεγέθεσιν ἴσοις τῷ πλήθει κατὰ δύο τὸν αὐτὸν λόγον ἔχωντι τὰ ὁμοίως τεταγμένα, λέγηται δὲ τά τε πρῶτα μεγέθεα ποτʼ ἄλλα μεγέθεα ἢ πάντα ἤ τινα αὐτῶν ἐν λόγοις ὁποιοισοῦν, καὶ τὰ ὕστερον ποτʼ ἄλλα μεγέθεα τὰ ὁμόλογα ἐν τοῖς αὐτοῖς λόγοις, πάντα τὰ πρῶτα μεγέθεα ποτὶ πάντα, ἃ λέγονται, τὸν αὐτὸν ἑξοῦντι λόγον, ὃν ἔχοντι πάντα τὰ ὕστερον μεγέθεα ποτὶ πάντα, ἃ λέγονται. Ἔστω τινὰ μεγέθεα τὰ Α, Β, Γ, △, Ε, Ζ ἄλλοις μεγέθεσιν ἴσοις τῷ πλήθει τοῖς Η, Θ, Ι, Κ, Λ, Μ κατὰ δύο τὸν αὐτὸν ἔχοντα λόγον, καὶ ἐχέτω τὸ μὲν Α ποτὶ τὸ Β τὸν αὐτὸν λόγον, ὃν τὸ Η ποτὶ τὸ Θ, τὸ δὲ Β ποτὶ τὸ Γ, ὃν τὸ Θ ποτὶ τὸ Ι, καὶ τὰ ἄλλα ὁμοίως τούτοις, λεγέσθω δὲ τὰ μὲν Α, Β, Γ, △, Ε, Ζ μεγέθεα ποτʼ ἄλλα μεγέθεα τὰ Ν, Ξ, Ο, Π, Ρ, Σ ἐν λόγοις ὁποιοισοῦν, τὰ δὲ Η, Θ, Ι, Κ, Λ, Μ ποτʼ ἄλλα τὰ Τ, Υ, Φ, Χ, Ψ, Ω τὰ ὁμόλογα ἐν τοῖς αὐτοῖς λόγοις, καὶ ὃν μὲν ἔχει λόγον τὸ Α ποτὶ τὸ Ν, τὸ Η ἐχέτω ποτὶ τὸ Τ, ὃν δὲ λόγον ἔχει τὸ Β ποτὶ τὸ Ξ, τὸ Θ ἐχέτω ποτὶ τὸ Υ, καὶ τὰ ἄλλα ὁμοίως τούτοις· δεικτέον ὅτι πάντα τὰ Α, Β, Γ, △, Ε, Ζ ποτὶ πάντα τὰ Ν, Ξ, Ο, Π, Ρ, Σ τὸν αὐτὸν ἔχοντι λόγον, ὃν πάντα τὰ Η, Θ, Ι, Κ, Λ, Μ ποτὶ πάντα τὰ Τ, Υ, Φ, Χ, Ψ, Ω. Ἐπεὶ γὰρ τὸ μὲν Ν ποτὶ τὸ Α τὸν αὐτὸν ἔχει λόγον, ὃν τὸ Τ ποτὶ τὸ Η, τὸ δὲ Α ποτὶ τὸ Β, ὃν τὸ Η ποτὶ τὸ Θ, τὸ δὲ Β ποτὶ τὸ Ξ, ὃν τὸ Θ ποτὶ τὸ Υ, τὸν αὐτὸν ἕξει λόγον τὸ Ν ποτὶ τὸ Ξ, ὃν τὸ Τ ποτὶ τὸ Υ· διὰ τὰ αὐτὰ δὲ καὶ τὸ Ξ ποτὶ τὸ Ο, ὃν τὸ Υ ποτὶ τὸ Φ, καὶ τούτοις τὰ ἄλλα ὁμοίως. Ἔχοντι δὴ τὰ μὲν Α, Β, Γ, △, Ε, Ζ πάντα ποτὶ τὸ Α τὸν αὐτὸν λόγον, ὃν ἔχοντι τὰ Η, Θ, Ι, Κ, Λ, Μ πάντα ποτὶ τὸ Η, τὸ δὲ Α ποτὶ τὸ Ν, ὃν τὸ Η ποτὶ τὸ Τ, τὸ δὲ Ν ποτὶ πάντα τὰ Ν, Ξ, Ο, Π, Ρ, Σ τὸν αὐτὸν λόγον, ὃν τὸ Τ ποτὶ πάντα τὰ Τ, Υ, Φ, Χ, Ψ, Ω· δῆλον οὖν, ὅτι πάντα τὰ Α, Β, Γ, △, Ε, Ζ ποτὶ πάντα τὰ Ν, Ξ, Ο, Π, Ρ, Σ τὸν αὐτὸν ἔχοντι λόγον, ὃν πάντα τὰ Η, Θ, Ι, Κ, Λ, Μ ποτὶ πάντα τὰ Τ, Υ, Φ, Χ, Ψ, Ω. Φανερὸν δὲ ὅτι καὶ εἴ κα τῶν τε Α, Β, Γ, △, Ε, Ζ μεγεθέων τὰ μὲν Α, Β, Γ, △, Ε λέγωνται ποτὶ τὰ Ν, Ξ, Ο, Π, Ρ, τὸ δὲ Ζ μηδὲ ποθ᾿ ἓν λέγηται, καὶ τῶν Η, Θ, Ι, Κ, Λ, Μ τὰ μὲν Η, Θ, Ι, Κ, Λ λέγωνται ποτὶ τὰ Τ, Υ, Φ, Χ, Ψ, τὰ ὁμοῖα ἐν τοῖς αὐτοῖς λόγοις, τὸ δὲ Μ μηδὲ ποθʼ ἓν λέγηται, ὁμοίως πάντα τὰ Α, Β, Γ, △, Ε, Ζ ποτὶ πάντα τὰ Ν, Ξ, Ο, Π, Ρ τὸν αὐτὸν ἑξοῦντι λόγον, ὃν πάντα τὰ Η, Θ, Ι, Κ, Λ, Μ ποτὶ πάντα τὰ Τ, Υ, Φ, Χ, Ψ.

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Archimède, De conoidibus et sphaeroidibus, ed. Charles Mugler. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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