In Book II of Metrica, Heron considers the measurement of volumes of various three dimensional figures such as spheres, cylinders, cones, prisms, pyramids etc. His preface is interesting, partly because knowledge of the work of Archimedes does not seem to be as widely known as one might expect (see for example):
Sa Book II ng Metrica, Heron Isinasaalang-alang ang pagsukat ng volume ng tatlong iba't-ibang mga sukat numero tulad ng mga spheres, cylinders, cones, prisms, pyramids atbp Kanyang paunang salita ay kagiliw-giliw na, bahagya dahil sa kaalaman ng mga trabaho ng Archimedes ay hindi tila sa maaari gaya malawak kilala bilang isa maaaring inaasahan (tingnan ang halimbawa):