Surfaces47 of 113
Gabriel’s horn
Evangelista Torricelli, 1643
Spin y = 1/x, for x ≥ 1, around the x-axis. The horn holds a finite volume, exactly π, while its surface area is infinite, so a finite amount of paint would fill it and no amount would coat its inside. The model stops at x = 7.
V = π, A = ∞
On mathcurve.com as Trompette de Gabriel
Drawn as