History of heron's formula
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The formula is credited to Heron (or Hero) of Alexandria, and a proof can be found in his book, Metrica, written in AD 60. It has been suggested that Archimedes knew the formula over two centuries earlier and since Metrica is a collection of the mathematical knowledge available in the ancient world, it is possible that the formula predates the reference given in that work.
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