Quadrature of lunes and equal-area curved figures
Geometric studies proving curved portions equal in value and reducible to rectilinear figures
A sheet crowded with small geometric figures exploring the equivalence of curved figures (lunes and circular portions) and their reduction to rectilinear surfaces of equal value. Leonardo labels triangles and semicircles divided into sectors, asserting that certain portions are 'squarable', that a greater portion equals two lesser ones, and that a curved surface can be shown equal to a rectilinear one of the same base and height. Numerous hemispherical, ribbed dome-like figures fill the lower half of the leaf, and a marginal sum (42, 25, 67) appears; some of these drawn figures are not covered by the transcription.
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Eight triangles of equal value and the squarability of figures
Marked c g, f o, b a, here are 8 triangles of equal value. Since a has equal sides angle to angle, and c likewise, and c equals d and c equals a, a is squarable in itself, being equal to c f; and d too is squarable by similitude, though not in itself, because the portion drawn from it does not fill the 2 lateral voids.
A greater portion equal to two lesser portions
Labelled b c d and e f g h, the greater portion a b c d is worth the two lesser portions e f g h. It follows that the remainder of the parallelogram is equal to the remainder of the semicircle, which was set equal to the parallelogram.
Reducing a curved figure to an equal rectilinear surface
Marked f e, o p, g h, t: the whole aforesaid surface is set out, but it is all rectilinear and of the same value, for c is worth a, having the same base and height as a; f g is worth b c likewise; the line o p is similar to q r, and the triangle o p t is worth the triangle q r s.
