Vitruvian Man Squaring the Circle
Squaring the circle is a problem in geometry that involves constructing a square with the same area as a given circle using only a compass and straightedge. The problem was first proposed in Greek mathematics and was later proven to be impossible in 1882. Dante also believed that squaring the circle was an impossible task that humans could not comprehend, which he compared to his own inability to understand Paradise. Dante’s image also evokes a passage from Vitruvius, which is illustrated here in an AI assisted version of Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man, depicting a man inscribed in both a circle and a square.
Vitruvian Man Squaring the Circle
Squaring the circle is a problem in geometry that involves constructing a square with the same area as a given circle using only a compass and straightedge. The problem was first proposed in Greek mathematics and was later proven to be impossible in 1882. Dante also believed that squaring the circle was an impossible task that humans could not comprehend, which he compared to his own inability to understand Paradise. Dante’s image also evokes a passage from Vitruvius, which is illustrated here in an AI assisted version of Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man, depicting a man inscribed in both a circle and a square.