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March 11, 2013 at 2:35 pm
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Anonymous
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On the bees’ hexagonal honeycomb:
“Bees…by virtue of a certain geometrical forethought…know that the hexagon is greater than the square and the triangle and will hold more honey for the same expenditure of material.” -Pappus of Alexandria