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Ancient Greek mathematics

Ancient Greek mathematics refers to the history of mathematical ideas and texts in Ancient Greece during classical and late antiquity, mostly from the 5th century BC to the 6th century AD. Greek mathematicians lived in cities spread around the shores of the ancient Mediterranean, from Anatolia to Italy and North Africa, but were united by Greek culture…

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Reception and legacy

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related to Reception and legacy · 58
Ancient Greek mathematics → Alexandria, Alypius, Ancient Greek, Anthemius, Antinoöpolis, Apollodorus, Apollonius, Archimedes, Aristarchus, Aristides Quintilian, Athenaeus Mechanicus, Authors, Autolycus, BC, Bithynia, Biton, Byzantium, Cleomedes, Cleonides, Damascus
related to Origins · 27
Ancient Greek mathematics → Although, Ancient Greek, Aristotle, Babylonian, BC, Because, Bronze Age, Chios, Egyptian, Euclid's Elements, Eudemus, Greece, Greek, Hippocrates, It, Late Bronze Age, Linear, Minoan, Much, Mycenaean
related to Hellenistic and early Roman period · 26
Ancient Greek mathematics → Alexander, Alexandria, Although, Ancient Greek, Apollonius, Archimedes, Babylonian, Central Asia, Classical, Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, Egyptian, Euclid, Great's, Greek, Hellenistic, India, Iranian, Koine Greek, Mesopotamia
related to Greek mathematics in the Byzantine era · 25
Ancient Greek mathematics → Although Greek, Apollonius' Conics, Arabic, Archimedes, Archimedes Palimpsest, Arethas, Books, Byzantine, Caesarea, Euclid's Elements, Greek, IV, Latin, Leo, Many, Mathematician, Neoplatonist, Pappus' Collection, Photios, Proclus
related to Pappus' Collection · 24
Ancient Greek mathematics → Alexandria, Ancient Greek, Apollonius, Arabic, Archimedes, Book, Book II, Book III, Book IV, Book VI, Book VII, Book VIII, Books III, Collection, Greek, Hellenistic, Hero, Little Astronomy, Pandrosion, Pappus
related to Greek mathematics in Latin Europe · 12
Ancient Greek mathematics → Ancient Greek, Arabic, Boethius, Cremona, Gerard, Greek, In, Latin, Martianus Capella, Moerbeke, The, William

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greek mathematics ancient works mathematical elements archimedes mathematicians period book later century apollonius hellenistic geometry work also wrote arabic commentary

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his daughter Hypatiainstance ofLater authors0.80text
and Eutocius of Ascalon wrote commentaries on the authors making up the ancient Greek mathematical corpus.The works of ancient Greek mathematicians were copied in the Byzantine periodinstance ofLater authors0.80text
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where they exerted influence on mathematics in the Islamic worldinstance ofLater authors0.80text
in Medieval Europeinstance ofLater authors0.80text
Carl Gaussinstance ofSome problems in Ancient Greek mathematics were solved only in the modern era by mathematicians0.80text
and attempts to prove or disprove Euclid's parallel line postulate spurred the development of non-Euclidean geometryinstance ofSome problems in Ancient Greek mathematics were solved only in the modern era by mathematicians0.80text
Euclidinstance ofMuch of the work represented by authors0.80text
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