Subject: ? re ovality

From: "Hr. Dr. S. Shapiro" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 01 Oct 1997 10:00:58 +0100

Dear Colleagues;

	In JACS 111: 3783 ('89), Bodor et al. define ovality, O, the ratio of
actual to minimum surface as

				O = (S/4*pi)[(3V/4*pi)^2/3]

where S is the surface area and V is the volume.

	I should like to know if Bodor's reference is the _very first_ definition
of ovality as given above, or if a comparable equation been published
before.  If so, please send me the exact citation.

	Thanks in advance to all responders.

Sincerely,

S. Shapiro
[email-masked]