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Nicomachus

Nicomachus of Gerasa (Ancient Greek: Νικόμαχος ὁ Γερασηνός; c. 60 – c. 120 AD) was a Greek Neopythagorean philosopher from Gerasa (now Jerash, Jordan).

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Born
c. 60 Gerasa, Roman Syria
Died
c. 120
Era
Ancient philosophy
Main interests
Metaphysics, arithmetic, music theory
Notable ideas
Multiplication tables
Notable works
Introduction to Arithmetic Manual of Harmonics

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related to Secondary sources · 29
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related to Metaphysics · 19
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related to Life · 17
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related to Late antiquity · 14
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related to Introduction to Arithmetic · 11
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related to Manual of Harmonics · 11
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related to Philosophy · 11
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related to External links · 8
Nicomachus → Edmund, John, MacTutor History, Mathematics Archive, O'Connor, Robertson, St Andrews, University
related to Nicomachus's theorem · 8
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