Area of a circle Measurement of a Circle" (c. 260 BCE), compare the area enclosed by a circle to a right triangle whose base has the length of the circle's circumference and whose height equals the circle's radius. If the area of the circle is not equal to that of the triangle, then it must be either greater or less. We eliminate each of these by contradiction, leaving equality as the only possibility. We use regular polygons in the same way. Suppose that the area "C" enclosed by the circle is greater than the area "T" = ⁄"cr" of the triangle. Let "E" denote
The Doll that Came Straight from Fairyland The Doll that Came Straight from Fairyland "The Doll That Came Straight From Fairyland" is a short story for children published in 1898 by the suffragist and children's fairytale writer Evelyn Sharp. The first edition was published by John Lane in London, England, in "All The Way To Fairyland" with seven other short stories. Evelyn Sharp was born in 1869 and was the ninth of eleven children. She had three years of schooling in London where she made her living. Evelyn's first publication was an article about fairy tales which led to "Wymps and other Fairy Tales" (1896) and "All