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  1. Theon of Alexandria: An entry from Gale's <i>Science and Its Times</i> by Judson Knight, 2001
  2. The Our Race News Leaflet (May 1895 Supplement) Third Set, 8, No. XXXIV (34) - CONTENTS: The Olympic Scale; Proved from Censorinus, Africanus, and Theon of Alexandria. Miscellaneous Notes (Our Race; Its Origin and Destiny) by Charles Totten, 1895
  3. Ancient Roman Scientists: Ancient Roman Astronomers, Gaius Julius Hyginus, Lucilius Junior, Theon of Alexandria, Gaius Sulpicius Gallus
  4. Ancient Roman Astronomers: Gaius Julius Hyginus, Theon of Alexandria, Gaius Sulpicius Gallus, Adrastus of Cyzicus, Acoreus

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March 3, 1997. Pappus of Alexandria ( fl. c. 300c. 350) Very little is known of Pappus' life. Moreover, very little is known of what his actual contributions were. daughter of theon of alexandria. by 397 Christianity became the state religion of the Roman empire ``pagamni'' was a leader of a neoplatonic school in Alexandria. She was said
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March 3, 1997 Pappus of Alexandria
(fl. c. 300-c. 350) Very little is known of Pappus' life. Moreover, very little is known of what his actual contributions were. We do know that he recorded in one of his commentaries on the Almagest that he observed a solar eclipse on October 18, 320. He is regarded, though, as the last great mathematician of the Helenistic Age. He wrote The Collection or The Synagogue , a treatise on geometry which we discuss here and several commentaries, now all lost except for some fragments in Greek or Arabic. One of the commentaries, we note from Proclus, was on The Elements Note that higher geometry was in complete abeyance until Pappus. From his descriptions, we may surmise that either the classical works were lost or forgotten. His task is to `restore' geometry to a place of significance. Basically, The Collection or The Synagogue is a treatise on Geometry, which included everything of interest to him. Whatever explanations or supplements to the works of the great geometers seemed to him necessary, he formulated them as lemmas. Features:
  • It is very broad, designed to revive classical geometry.

2. Theon
theon of alexandria. Born about 335 theon of alexandria worked in Alexandriaas a teacher of mathematics and astronomy. We know from
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Theon of Alexandria
Born: about 335 in (possibly) Alexandria, Egypt
Died: about 405
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Theon of Alexandria worked in Alexandria as a teacher of mathematics and astronomy. We know from his own writings that he observed a solar eclipse on 16 June 364 at Alexandria and a lunar eclipse, again in Alexandria, on 25 November 364. We also know that he made a list of Roman consuls which he continued to make until 372. There is a reference in the Suda Lexicon (a work of a 10 th century Greek lexicographer) which states that Theon of Alexandria lived under the Emperor Theodosius I (who reigned from 379 to 395). These dates are therefore consistent. The Suda also states that Theon was a member of the Museum. which was an institute for higher education set up in Alexandria in 300 BC. Again this is possible, but the Museum certainly did not exist much beyond the time of Theon if indeed it existed in his time. On balance it seems reasonable to accept that he was one of its last members. Theon was the father of Hypatia and it certainly seems to be the case that he died before she was murdered in 415. There does not seem to be any other evidence which would let us give a more accurate guess of the dates of his birth and death other than these few indications of times when he was certainly working.

3. Theon
Biography of theon of alexandria (335405) theon of alexandria. Born about 335 in (possibly) Alexandria, Egypt theon of alexandria worked in Alexandria as a teacher of mathematics and astronomy
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Theon of Alexandria
Born: about 335 in (possibly) Alexandria, Egypt
Died: about 405
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Theon of Alexandria worked in Alexandria as a teacher of mathematics and astronomy. We know from his own writings that he observed a solar eclipse on 16 June 364 at Alexandria and a lunar eclipse, again in Alexandria, on 25 November 364. We also know that he made a list of Roman consuls which he continued to make until 372. There is a reference in the Suda Lexicon (a work of a 10 th century Greek lexicographer) which states that Theon of Alexandria lived under the Emperor Theodosius I (who reigned from 379 to 395). These dates are therefore consistent. The Suda also states that Theon was a member of the Museum. which was an institute for higher education set up in Alexandria in 300 BC. Again this is possible, but the Museum certainly did not exist much beyond the time of Theon if indeed it existed in his time. On balance it seems reasonable to accept that he was one of its last members. Theon was the father of Hypatia and it certainly seems to be the case that he died before she was murdered in 415. There does not seem to be any other evidence which would let us give a more accurate guess of the dates of his birth and death other than these few indications of times when he was certainly working.

4. Hypatia
Hypatia was the daughter of the mathematician and philosopher theon of alexandriaand it is fairly certain that she studied mathematics under the guidance and
http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Hypatia.html
Hypatia of Alexandria
Born: about 370 in Alexandria, Egypt
Died: March 415 in Alexandria, Egypt
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Hypatia of Alexandria was the first woman to make a substantial contribution to the development of mathematics. Hypatia was the daughter of the mathematician and philosopher Theon of Alexandria and it is fairly certain that she studied mathematics under the guidance and instruction of her father. It is rather remarkable that Hypatia became head of the Platonist school at Alexandria in about 400 AD. There she lectured on mathematics and philosophy, in particular teaching the philosophy of Neoplatonism . Hypatia based her teachings on those of Plotinus , the founder of Neoplatonism, and Iamblichus who was a developer of Neoplatonism around 300 AD. Plotinus taught that there is an ultimate reality which is beyond the reach of thought or language. The object of life was to aim at this ultimate reality which could never be precisely described. Plotinus stressed that people did not have the mental capacity to fully understand both the ultimate reality itself or the consequences of its existence. Iamblichus distinguished further levels of reality in a hierarchy of levels beneath the ultimate reality. There was a level of reality corresponding to every distinct thought of which the human mind was capable. Hypatia taught these philosophical ideas with a greater scientific emphasis than earlier followers of Neoplatonism. She is described by all commentators as a charismatic teacher.

5. Theon Of Alexandria - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
theon of alexandria. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Theon(c. 335 c. 405 AD) was a scholar and the last director of the
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Theon of Alexandria
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Theon (c. - c. AD) was a scholar and the last director of the Library of Alexandria in the Museion , until it was demolished by the patriarch Theophilus on order of the emperor Theodosius in AD. He wrote some commentaries on important works by his hellenistic predecessors, notably the Almagest and the "Handy Tables" by Ptolemy . Apparently he is the first author on the theory of "trepidation of the equinoxes", as an alternative to precession . Theon was the father of Hypatia . Perhaps his most lasting achievement was his edition of Euclids Elements which was published in ~ . This edition remained in publication in some form until or an astonishing ~1450 years. edit
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6. Hypatia
Hypatia (370 BC415 AD) Theon father of Hypatia. Born about 335 in (possibly) Alexandria, Egypt. Died about 405. theon of alexandria. Bibliography
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Hypatia
Born: about 370 in Alexandria, Egypt
Died: March 415 in Alexandria, Egypt "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all."
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Born: about 335 in (possibly) Alexandria, Egypt
Died: about 405

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7. TMTh:: THEON OF ALEXANDRIA
MATHEMATICIAN, ASTRONOMER. theon of alexandria (fl. c. 360 AD) LifeFather of the celebrated mathematician Hypatia, who worked with
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Father of the celebrated mathematician Hypatia, who worked with him, Theon lived during the reign of Theodosius the Great. He was the director of the "Museum" (University and Library) of Alexandria, and taught at the school where Euclid taught. Commentaries on his work survive in many texts (Suidas - Lexicon, 950 AD). He wrote a total of 13 books, of which only the first book of the "Commentary on the Treatise of Ptolemy" and a few other fragments are extant.
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His principal works are:
"Mathematics" (geometry).
"Arithmetic"
"On signs and divinations of birds"
"On the rising of Sirius" (the "Dog-star")
"On the flooding of the Nile" "Commentary on the Treatise of Ptolemy, Convenient Rule" "Commentary on Ptolemy's Almagest" "Euclid's Elements": Published by Theon (~ 364 AD) and constantly in circulation world-wide until 1814 (1450 years!). Euclid's method was considered the best, because it was adapted to the needs of students. "Equinoctial shift": Accepts the figure given by Ptolemy of 10 a century. It should be noted that in the view of some astronomers the shift is not progressive, but is confined to a variation of 8? of arc.

8. Theon Of Alexandria
Name Theon. Occupation From Alexandria. Son of Occupation Datesfl. 360 AD. Brief biography Dated by observations of solar eclipse
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Name Theon Occupation: From Alexandria Son of: Occupation: Dates fl . 360 AD Brief biography Dated by observations of solar eclipse of 16 June 364 and lunar eclipse of 26 Nov 364. Daughter was Hypatia. Member of the Museum at Alexandria; the last attested member. All his extant works are commentaries or editions of classics in the maths and astronomy education of the time, meant for use by students. Contemporaries Emperor Theodosios I (reigned 379-95) Works References G J Toomer DSB
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9. Hypatia
Died March 415 in Alexandria, Egypt. Hypatia of Alexandria was the first woman to make a was the daughter of the mathematician and philosopher theon of alexandria and it is
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Hypatia of Alexandria
Born: about 370 in Alexandria, Egypt
Died: March 415 in Alexandria, Egypt

Hypatia of Alexandria was the first woman to make a substantial contribution to the development of mathematics.
Hypatia was the daughter of the mathematician and philosopher Theon of Alexandria and it is fairly certain that she studied mathematics under the guidance and instruction of her father. It is rather remarkable that Hypatia became head of the Platonist school at Alexandria in about 400 AD. There she lectured on mathematics and philosophy, in particular teaching the philosophy of Neoplatonism. Hypatia based her teachings on those of Plotinus, the founder of Neoplatonism, and Iamblichus who was a developer of Neoplatonism around 300 AD.
Plotinus taught that there is an ultimate reality which is beyond the reach of thought or language. The object of life was to aim at this ultimate reality which could never be precisely described. Plotinus stressed that people did not have the mental capacity to fully understand both the ultimate reality itself or the consequences of its existence. Iamblichus distinguished further levels of reality in a hierarchy of levels beneath the ultimate reality. There was a level of reality corresponding to every distinct thought of which the human mind was capable. Hypatia taught these philosophical ideas with a greater scientific emphasis than earlier followers of Neoplatonism. She is described by all commentators as a charismatic teacher.
Hypatia came to symbolise learning and science which the early Christians identified with paganism. However, among the pupils who she taught in Alexandria there were many prominent Christians. One of the most famous is Synesius of Cyrene who was later to become the Bishop of Ptolemais. Many of the letters that Synesius wrote to Hypatia have been preserved and we see someone who was filled with admiration and reverence for Hypatia's learning and scientific abilities.

10. Who's Who
Tertullian. Thales. Theaitetus. Themistius. Theodorus. Theodosios. theon of alexandria.Theon of Smyrna. Theophrastos. Theopompos. Thessalus. Thucydides. Thumaridas.
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Please note: Ancient Greek names may be transliterated into English letters in several different ways. If you do not find the name you seek first time, try changing 'c' to 'k', 'y' to 'u', 'e' to 'i', 'u' to 'o' and/or final 'm' to 'n'. This page is under development; all of the people mentioned will have their own page in due course. Some of the pages which exist are still under development. The mathematicians are well done at the University of St Andrews MacTutor site here . See also Siris' pages here DSB as a reference is the Dictionary of Scientific Biography
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Aelian Aesop Aetius Aetius of Amida Agatharkhos Agatharkhides Agathinus Agrippa ... Aiskhulos al-Andalusi, Saïd (C11 AD) Alexander of Aphrodisias Alexander the Great Alexander of Myndos Alexander of Tralles ... Apollonios of Perga Apollonius Mys Aratus Archelaos Archimedes Archutas ... Asklepiades Asklepiads of Cos, Knidos, Rhodes Asklepiodotos Athenaeus Attalus III Augustine Augustus (Octavian) (63 BC-AD 14) Autolycos
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Few primary documentary sources regarding Hypatia of Alexandria have survived, and no extant writings was the philosopher and mathematician theon of alexandria ( c 335c.395
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Hypatia of Alexandria
Few primary documentary sources regarding Hypatia of Alexandria have survived, and no extant writings can be uncontestably attributed to her, yet two feminist journals and two lunar landmarks are named after her . Writers such as Edward Gibbon , Voltaire and Carl Sagan have told the storya beautiful, learned young woman living at a time when few men and even fewer women had achieved an advanced education was brutally murdered, cut down in the prime of her life by a fanatical mob. The local bishop, Cyril of Alexandria who may have instigated themor at the very least turned a blind eye to their crimeswas later made a saint. Her death is seen as the end of classical learning and free inquiry and the beginning of a dogmatic and often brutal new world order.
Alexandria
, where Hypatia was born and seems to have lived her entire life, was long considered a place of learning. Peter James and Nicholas Thorpe, in their book Ancient Inventions refer to the city as "the scientific center of the ancient Greek world."

12. Hellenistic World
316. Treasured Friends theon of alexandria, Progymnasmata Chreia 158-161. 317.The Love of Money - theon of alexandria, Progymnasmata Chreia 125-126.
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13. Links
Stilicho (with fibula, University of North Florida). theon of alexandria (Schoolof Mathematics and Statistics University of St Andrews, Scotland). Coptic Egypt.
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2) means Second Theon, the first being theon of alexandria (the Hypatia's father). Antreas http gr/~xpolakis/ Actually, theon of alexandria was the second one, living
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    Hypatia of Alexandria encyclopedia article about Hypatia of She was the daughter of Theon, the last fellow of the Museum of Alexandria, whichwas adjacent to or included the main Library of Alexandria The Royal Library
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    Word: Word Starts with Ends with Definition Theon (c. Centuries: 3rd century - 4th century - 5th century Decades: 280s 290s 300s 310s 320s - Years: 330 331 332 333 334 - Events
    • November 7 - Athanasius is banished to Trier, on the charge that he prevented the corn fleet from sailing to Constantinople.
    • Synod of Tyre.
    • Samudragupta succeeds Chandragupta as king of the Gupta Empire
    • Tuoba Hena ousts Tuoba Yihuai as chieftain of Tuoba Clan.
    • Constantine I of the Roman Empire begins construction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

    Click the link for more information. - c. Centuries: 4th century - 5th century - 6th century Decades: 350s 360s 370s 380s 390s - Years: 400 401 402 403 404 - Events
    • Japanese court officially adopts the Chinese writing system (approximate date).
    • Emperor Honorius closes the Colosseum.
    • Saint Jerome publishes the Vulgate Bible.
    • The Armenian alphabet is invented.

    Click the link for more information. AD) was a scholar and the last director of the Library of Alexandria The Royal Library of Alexandria was once the largest in the Mediterranean world. It is usually assumed to have been founded at the beginning of the 3rd century BC during the reign of Ptolemy II of Egypt after his father had set up the Temple of the Muses or Museum. The initial organization is attributed to Demetrius Phalereus. The Library is estimated to have stored at its peak 400,000 to 700,000 scrolls. In the year 2003 a new library was inaugurated in Alexandria close to the site of the old library.

    17. Hypatia Of Alexandria
    Hypatia was the daughter of the mathematician and philosopher theon of alexandriaand it is fairly certain that she studied mathematics under the guidance of
    http://www.edu.pe.ca/rural/grassroots/grassroots_2004/math521A3/Hypatia_of_Alexa
    Hypatia Of Alexandria Hypatia was born in the year 370, in Alexandria, Egypt, and died March, 415, in Alexandria, Egypt. She was the first woman to make a substantial contribution to the development of mathematics. Hypatia was the daughter of the mathematician and philosopher Theon of Alexandria and it is fairly certain that she studied mathematics under the guidance of her father. Hypatia became head of the Platonist school in Alexandria in about 400 AD. There she taught mathematics and philosophy, particularly teaching the philosophy of Neoplatonism. Hypatia based her teachings on those of Plotinus, the founder of Neoplatonism, and Iamblichus who was the developer of Neoplatonism around 300 AD. Hypatia came to symbolize learning and science which the early Christians identified with paganism. However, among the students who she taught in Alexandria there were many prominent Christians, One of the most famous is Synesius of Cyrene, who was later to become the Bishop of Ptolemais. Many of the letters that Synesius wrote to Hypatia have been preserved and we see someone who was filled with admiration and reverence for Hypatia’s learning and scientific abilities. In 412, Cyril (later St Cyril) became patriarch of Alexandria. However, the Roman prefect of Alexandria was Prestes, and Cyril and Orestes became bitter rivals as church and state fought for control. Hypatia was a friend of Orestes and this , together with prejudice against her philosophical views which were seen by Christians to be pagen, led to Hypatia becoming the focal point of riots between Christians and non-Christians. Hypatia, Heath writes

    18. Theon
    theon of alexandria. theon of alexandria was the father of Hypatia andworked in Alexandria as a professor of mathematics and astronomy.
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    Born: about 335 in (possibly) Alexandria, Egypt
    Died: about 395
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    (Alphabetically) Next Welcome page Theon of Alexandria was the father of Hypatia and worked in Alexandria as a professor of mathematics and astronomy. He produced commentaries on many works such as Ptolemy 's Almagest and works of Euclid Theon was a competent but unoriginal mathematician. Theon's version of Euclid 's Elements (with textual changes and some additions) was the only Greek text of the Elements known, until an earlier one was discovered in the Vatican in the late 19th Century. References (11 books/articles) References elsewhere in this archive: There is a Crater Theon Junior on the moon. You can see a list of lunar features named after mathematicians. Previous (Chronologically) Next Biographies Index
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    References for theon of alexandria. Biography in Dictionary of ScientificBiography (New York 19701990). Books A Rome, Commentaires
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  • Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990). Books:
  • A Rome, (Rome, 1943).
  • A Tihon (ed.), Livre I (Vatican City, 1985).
  • A Tihon (ed.), Livre II, III (Vatican City, 1991). Articles:
  • T L Heath, A History of Greek Mathematics I (Oxford, 1921), 58-62.
  • Sudhoffs Arch.
  • D Pingree, An illustrated Greek astronomical manuscript : Commentary of Theon of Alexandria on the 'Handy tables' and scholia and other writings of Ptolemy concerning them, J. Warburg Courtauld Inst.
  • A Rome, The calculation of an eclipse of the sun according to Theon of Alexandria, in Proceedings of the International Congress of Mathematicians 1950 (Providence, R. I., 1952), 209-219.
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    philosopher, astronomer and mathematician Hypatia's father, Theon of Alexandria, was a teacher of mathematics with the Museum of Alexandria in Egypt. A center of Greek intellectual and cultural life, the Museum included many independent schools and the great library of Alexandria. Hypatia studied with her father, and with many others including Plutarch the Younger. She herself taught at the Neoplatonist school of philosophy. She became the salaried director of this school in 400. She probably wrote on mathematics, astronomy and philosophy, including about the motions of the planets, about number theory and about conic sections. She corresponded with and hosted scholars from others cities. Synesius, Bishop of Ptolemais, was one of her correspondents and he visited her frequently. Hypatia was a popular lecturer, drawing students from many parts of the empire.

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