Area of a circle Area of a circle In geometry, the area enclosed by a circle of radius is . Here the Greek letter represents a constant, approximately equal to 3.14159, which is equal to the ratio of the circumference of any circle to its diameter. One method of deriving this formula, which originated with Archimedes, involves viewing the circle as the limit of a sequence of regular polygons. The area of a regular polygon is half its perimeter multiplied by the distance from its center to its sides, and the corresponding formula (that the area is half the perimeter times the radius, i.e.
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