A R C H I M E D E S	The Method   Proposition 2 Prelude
	In order to facilitate the reading of Proposition 2 of The Method note that:     (1) Two weights balance about the fulcrum of a balance beam at distances reciprocally proportional to their magnitudes;     (2) The volume of a cone is one-third the volume of the cylinder with the same base and equal height;     (3) If the dimensions of a cone are doubled then its volume is increased by a factor of eight.
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