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  1. Archimedes: Ancient Greek Mathematician (Great Names) by Susan Keating, 2002-10
  2. Euclid: The Great Geometer (The Library of Greek Philosophers) by Chris Hayhurst, 2006-02-03
  3. The Arabic Corpus of Greek Astronomers and mathematicians (Biblioteca di "quadrivium".Serie scientifica) by Francis J Carmody, 1958
  4. Pythagoras: Pioneering Mathematician And Musical Theorist of Ancient Greece (The Library of Greek Philosophers) by Dimitra Karamanides, 2006-02-03
  5. Archimedes: The Father of Mathematics (The Library of Greek Philosophers) by Heather Hasan, 2006-02-03
  6. Archimedes (Pioneers of Science) by Peter Lafferty, 1991-08
  7. Hoi mathematikoi tes archaias Helladas: Viographika stoicheia kai ergaseis ton mathematikon tes archaias Helladas apo to 900 P. Ch. heos to 550 M. Ch by Vangeles Spandagos,
  8. Archimedes in the Middle Ages/2 Parts (The University of Wisconsin publications in medieval science) by Archimedes, 1980-08
  9. Archimedes and the Door of Science (Living History Library) by Jeanne Bendick, 1995-10
  10. Archimedes : What Did He Do Besides Cry Eureka? (Classroom Resource Material) (Classroom Resource Materials) by Sherman Stein, 1999-06-15

1. Mathematicians Born In Greece
Biographies of greek mathematicians, with supplemental maps and timeline. From the MacTutor, History of Mathematics.
http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/BirthplaceMaps/Countries/Greece.html
Mathematicians born in Greece
Mathematicians' birthplaces are given relative to modern-day boundaries. Click on the name below to go to the biography. Antiphon
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Aristaeus

Aristarchus
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Zenodorus

Click HERE to see a clickable map of Greece and Turkey.
Places Index
Birthplace Maps Index Countries Index
Main index
... Societies, honours, etc.
JOC/EFR/BS January 1998 The URL of this page is:
http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/BirthplaceMaps/Greece.html

2. Greek Index
Index of greek mathematicians. Below are various lists of greek mathematicians. FullList of greek mathematicians in our archive.
http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Indexes/Greek_index.html
Index of Greek mathematicians
Below are various lists of Greek mathematicians.
Full list

Mathematicans/Philosophers

Mathematicians/Astronomers

Mathematicians/Astronomers/Philosophers
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Later circle squarers

Some History Topics about Greek mathematics.
Squaring the circle

Doubling the cube

Trisecting an angle

Greek Astronomy
Click on a name below to go to that biography. Full List of Greek Mathematicians in our archive Anaxagoras Anthemius Antiphon Apollonius ... Zenodorus Greek Mathematicans/Philosophers Anaxagoras Antiphon Archytas Aristotle ... Zeno of Elea Greek Mathematicians/Astronomers Apollonius Archimedes Aristarchus Aristotle ... Theon of Smyrna Greek Mathematicians/Astronomers/Philosophers Aristotle Cleomedes Democritus Eudoxus ... Thales Greek Circle squarers Anaxagoras Antiphon Apollonius Archimedes ... Bryson Carpus Dinostratus Hippias Hippocrates Nicomedes ... Sporus Later Circle squarers al-Haytham Johann Bernoulli Cusa James Gregory ... Societies, honours, etc JOC/EFR January 2000 The URL of this page is: School of Mathematics and Statistics University of St Andrews, Scotland http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/Indexes/Greek_index.html

3. Greek Sources II
How do we know about greek mathematicians? and How do we know aboutgreek mathematicians? . Before reading this second article
http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/HistTopics/Greek_sources_2.html
How do we know about Greek mathematicians?
Ancient Greek index History Topics Index
There are two separate articles: How do we know about Greek mathematics? and "How do we know about Greek mathematicians?". Before reading this second article on how we can find out about the lives of the ancient Greek mathematicians, it will help if the reader first looks at the previous article on how the works of these mathematicians have reached us. Perhaps the most important fact about the lives of the mathematicians, if we are to have a proper appreciation of their work, is a knowledge of the period during which they lived. Some mathematicians added a date to their work and this has been preserved during the copying process described in the article How do we know about Greek mathematics? . Some are referred to by other authors and at least an approximate date can be given. Otherwise much more indirect evidence needs to be used. The following type of argument is typical of the type used. What works does the mathematician refer to? Clearly the mathematician must have lived after these works were written. What works refer to the mathematician? One has to be particularly careful about using data of this type since during the copying of the texts additional references may have been added which the original author could never have known about since they are from a later date. This method may leave a span of more than 200 years during which the mathematician may have lived. Particularly useful are cases where the mathematician made astronomical observations. Often these can be dated with great accuracy and, as we shall see in the example below, even having some mathematicians dates known accurately will help to date others.

4. Greek Mathematics - History For Kids!
Instead, greek mathematicians were more focused on geometry, and usedgeometric methods to solve problems that you might use algebra for.
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/science/math/
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Greek mathematicians were also very interested in proving that certain mathematical ideas were true. So they spent a lot of time using geometry to prove that things were always true, even though people already knew that they were true most of the time anyway.
The Greeks in general were very interested in rationality , in things making sense and hanging together. They wanted to tie up the loose ends. They liked music, because music followed strict rules to produce beauty. So did architecture , and so did mathematics.

5. Greek Mathematics
greek mathematicians. The ancient Greeks were very interested in scientificthought. They were not satisfied with just knowing the
http://www.historyforkids.org/greekciv/science/mathematics/it.html

6. Early Greek Mathematicians
Early greek mathematicians. Copyright © 1995 by Columbia University Press. Earlygreek mathematicians Who Have Had An Influence On Western Civilization ..
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Early Greek Mathematicians
Have you ever wondered who was responsible for making those complicated theorems that we use in geometry and algebra? What about the fact that certain intersecting lines are called rectangles or triangles? Where did all of these interesting ideas come from?Many of these ideas came from the great minds of Mathematicians from ancient Greece. If it weren't for these Mathematicians, we would have a harder time solving mathematical problems. For example, modern architects would have a harder time calculating distances as they would not know that the sum of the squares of two sides of a right triangle equals the square of its hypotenuse (Pythagorean Theorem). These ideas have formed the basis for the advancement of science in western civilization. To learn more about early Greek mathematicians, visit the links provided below. Early Greek Mathematicians Who Have Had An Influence On Western Civilization...... Archimedes and Pythagoras
Aristotle

Thales

Zeno
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7. Early Greek Mathematicians
Early greek mathematicians. Have you provided below. Early greek mathematiciansWho Have Had An Influence On Western Civilization ..
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Early Greek Mathematicians
Have you ever wondered who was responsible for making those complicated theorems that we use in geometry and algebra? What about the fact that certain intersecting lines are called rectangles or triangles? Where did all of these interesting ideas come from?Many of these ideas came from the great minds of Mathematicians from ancient Greece. If it weren't for these Mathematicians, we would have a harder time solving mathematical problems. For example, modern architects would have a harder time calculating distances as they would not know that the sum of the squares of two sides of a right triangle equals the square of its hypotenuse (Pythagorean Theorem). These ideas have formed the basis for the advancement of science in western civilization. To learn more about early Greek mathematicians, visit the links provided below. Early Greek Mathematicians Who Have Had An Influence On Western Civilization...... Archimedes and Pythagoras
Aristotle

Thales

Zeno
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8. History Of Greek Mathematicians- Brief Overview:: Term Papers And Essays :: Free
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9. Timeline Of Greek Mathematicians
Click Here! Mathematician Thales Pythagoras Parmenides Zeno Plato Theatetus XenocratesAristotle Euclid Archimedes Eratosthenes Apollonius. Click Here!
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Mathematician Thales Pythagoras Parmenides Zeno Plato Theatetus Xenocrates Aristotle Euclid Archimedes Eratosthenes Apollonius

10. Index Of Ancient Greek Mathematicians And Astronomers
Greek mathematician, astronomer and engineer. Last of the Pythagorians. Plato andEudoxus was his pupils. Greek mathematician. Belonged to the school of Plato.
http://www.ics.forth.gr/~vsiris/ancient_greeks/classical_period.html
Classical period (5th - 4th century B.C.)
Within this period Athens flourishes under Pericles, the Parthenon is built on the Acropolis, the tragedies of Sophocles, Aeschylus and Euripides are created, the phisolophical schools of Socrates and Plato (known as Academy) are established, and the Lyceum of Athens is founded by Aristotle. In science, the importance of the experimental method is accepted.
Philosophers-Scientists
  • Socrates (Athens, 470-399 B.C.). Died from poison after the state found him guilty for corrupting the youth.
  • Theodorus of Cyrene (4th century B.C.). . Pythagorean. Plato's teacher in mathematics. Shows that the square roots of 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, and 17 are irrational.
  • Archytas of Tarentum (420-350 B.C.). Greek mathematician, astronomer and engineer. Last of the Pythagorians. Plato and Eudoxus was his pupils. Built a series of toys, among them a mechanical pigeon propelled by a steam jet. Developed the theory for the pulley.
  • Plato (Athens, 430-350 B.C.) . Greek philosopher. He was the founder of the Academy (named from the hero Academos owner of the grove where the Academy was built). Believed that mathematics played an important role in education. Disregarded practicality, a belief he passed to his students such as Eucledes. He started a three part trilogy :

11. Index Of Ancient Greek Mathematicians And Astronomers
About the index. Welcome to my index of ancient Greek philosophersscientists.I started this index back in 1995, and must admit
http://www.ics.forth.gr/~vsiris/ancient_greeks/about.html
About the index
Welcome to my index of ancient Greek philosophers-scientists.
I started this index back in 1995, and must admit that I haven't updated it's contents much since then. I recently changed the structure to use frames and list the scientists according to the period they lived.
Although I try to find some time to add things, I hope the current information is of some interest. Comments and suggestions are most welcomed, just email me Compiled by Vasilios Siris - vsiris "at" ics ``dot'' forth ``dot'' gr
Last Modification: Jan 2001

12. Greek.htm
greek mathematicians. Pythagoras (500 BC). He developed the first generalproof of the Pythagorean theorem. The square of the longest
http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/academics/us/math/geometry/stwk98/RYANMS/Greek.htm
Greek Mathematicians
  • Pythagoras (500 BC)
He developed the first general proof of the Pythagorean theorem. The square of the longest side of the right triangle equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides. He discovered the existence of irrational numbers and created doctrines which inspired the systematic study of mathematics and the numeral aspects of musical harmony.
  • Plato (428-348 BC)
One of the world's greatest philosophers, he expanded Greek learning throughout the world in astronomy, mathematics, and metaphysics. He developed the Academy and taught philosophy and different levels of mathematics as well as theoretical astronomy.
  • Euclid (300 BC)
Euclid made great Advancements in Geometry. He developed the revolutionary progress in the analysis of two and three- dimensional space. He created the geometry that endures to this day known as Euclidean Geometry.
  • Archimedes (287-212 BC)
He determined the areas and volumes of numerous geometric figures and derived equations for them.
  • Eratosthenes (275-194 BC)
He pioneered mathematical geography. He caculated the circumference of the earth with astonishing accuracy for his time.

13. Www-adm.pdx.edu/user/sinq/greekciv/Wiley/IT.html
wwwadm.pdx.edu/user/sinq/greekciv/science/mathematics/it.html greek mathematicians? How do we know about greek mathematicians?
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14. [HM] Even The Greatest Greek Mathematicians Couldn't Do This!
a topic from historia HM Even the greatest greek mathematicians couldn tdo this! post a message on this topic post a message on a new topic
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15. Ancient Greek Mathematics
See some beautiful Proofs of Ancient greek mathematicians. http//www.calstatela.edu/faculty/hmendel/Ancient%20Mathematics/VignettesAncientMath.html.
http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/MathLinks.htm
Ancient Greek Mathematics
LINKS The Science of Magnitudes. The Beginnings: The Greeks, Scientists and Artists
  • See some beautiful Proofs of Ancient Greek Mathematicians
http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/hmendel/Ancient%20Mathematics/VignettesAncientMath.html
  • Read Euclid Elements and learn ancient Greek to read the original text
http://www.du.edu/~etuttle/classics/nugreek/contents.htm
  • Euclid Elements, a well known Website
http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/java/elements/toc.html
  • Ancient Mathematicians (French Language with links)
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jean-paul.davalan/hist/
  • Geometric Problems of Antiquity
Eric W. Weisstein. "Geometric Problems of Antiquity." From MathWorld A Wolfram Web Resource. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/GeometricProblemsofAntiquity.html The Ten Means of Ancient Greece When is a Triangle Not a Triangle?

16. Template
Introduction. greek mathematicians came up with many of today s theorems. The Greekmathematicians made contributions in Algebra, calculus, and mainly geometry.
http://www.heidelberg.edu/~ddemeio/webquest.html
History of Mathematics WebQuest A WebQuest for 10th Grade (Mathematics) Designed by Darren DeMeio
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Introduction Greek mathematicians came up with many of today's theorems. There were very many of these mathematicians that cme up with these theorems. The Greek mathematicians made contributions in Algebra, calculus, and mainly geometry.
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The Task You and a partner will need to answer the questions below to find a mathematician to research more. The questions will introduce you and your partner to some of the Greek mathematicians but not all of them. You and your partner will need to know the history of the mathematician you chose and their accomplishments to write a research paper.
1. What are the sections of math that Euclid's "Elements" covers? 2. Give an example of Plato's Theory of Forms.
3. What group of people were pretty sure the Pythagorean Theorem was true two thousand years before Pytahgoras proved it to be true all the time?
4. What theory came out of Euclid's "Optics"?

17. 10.8. Euclid (330?-275? B.C.)
century. For his work in the field, he is known as the father of geometryand is considered one of the great greek mathematicians. Very
http://www.shu.edu/projects/reals/history/euclid.html
10.8. Euclid (330?-275? B.C.)
IRA Euclid is one of the most influential and best read mathematician of all time. His prize work, Elements , was the textbook of elementary geometry and logic up to the early twentieth century. For his work in the field, he is known as the father of geometry and is considered one of the great Greek mathematicians. Very little is known about the life of Euclid. Both the dates and places of his birth and death are unknown. It is believed that he was educated at Plato's academy in Athens and stayed there until he was invited by Ptolemy I to teach at his newly founded university in Alexandria. There, Euclid founded the school of mathematics and remained there for the rest of his life. As a teacher, he was probably one of the mentors to Archimedes Personally, all accounts of Euclid describe him as a kind, fair, patient man who quickly helped and praised the works of others. However, this did not stop him from engaging in sarcasm. One story relates that one of his students complained that he had no use for any of the mathematics he was learning. Euclid quickly called to his slave to give the boy a coin because "he must make gain out of what he learns." Another story relates that Ptolemy asked the mathematician if there was some easier way to learn geometry than by learning all the theorems. Euclid replied, "There is no royal road to geometry" and sent the king to study. Euclid's fame comes from his writings, especially his masterpiece

18. Mathematicians Resources
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  • 19. Mathematical Masterpieces: Teaching With Original Sources
    After Babylonian and ancient greek mathematicians systematically solvedquadratic equations, progress passed to the medieval Arab world.
    http://math.nmsu.edu/~history/masterpieces/masterpieces.html
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    Mathematical Masterpieces: Teaching with Original Sources
    Mathematics, New Mexico State University,
    Las Cruces, NM 88003 Vita Mathematica: Historical Research and
    Integration with Teaching

    R. Calinger (ed.), MAA, Washington, 1996, pp. 257260]
    Our upper-level university honors course, entitled Great Theorems: The Art of Mathematics To achieve our aims we have selected mathematical masterpieces meeting the following criteria. First, sources must be original in the sense that new mathematics is captured in the words and notation of the inventor. Thus we assemble original works or English translations. When English translations are not available, we and our students read certain works in their original French, German, or Latin. In the case of ancient sources, we must often depend upon restored originals and probe the process of restoration. Texts selected also encompass a breadth of mathematical subjects from antiquity to the twentieth century, and include the work of men and women and of Western and non-Western mathematicians. Finally, our selection provides a broad view of mathematics building upon our students' background, and aims, in some cases, to reveal the development over time of strands of mathematical thought. At present the masterpieces are selected from the following.
    ARCHIMEDES:
    The Greek method of exhaustion for computing areas and volumes, pioneered by Eudoxus, reached its pinnacle in the work of Archimedes during the third century BC. A beautiful illustration of this method is Archimedes's determination of the area inside a spiral. [

    20. Greek Mathematics
    for its proof. The Pure and the Physical. The greek mathematicians defined arithmetic differently than we do today. The word encompassed
    http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/GreekScience/Students/Chris/GreekMath.html
    Please note: These papers were prepared for the Greek Science course taught at Tufts University by Prof. Gregory Crane in the spring of 1995. The Perseus Project does not and has not edited these student papers. We assume no responsibility over the content of these papers: we present them as is as a part of the course, not as documents in the Perseus Digital Library . We do not have contact information for the authors. Please keep that in mind while reading these papers. Chris Weinkopf Greek Mathematics April 19, 1995 Look at the comments on this paper.
    Table of Contents
  • The Divisions
  • The Pure and the Physical
  • Order, Purpose, and Method Greek mathematics was premised on inductive reasoning. Whereas ancient historians sough to deduce facts from observations, the mathematicians sought to explore and discover truths working from a factual foundation. Theoretical mathematics also provided ancient philosophers with the tools of logic, which were thus employed in the pursuit of practical ends. The classical interpretation of mathematics, as well as the subdivision of the discipline into specific categories, demonstrates the Greeks' approach to the subject.
    The Divisions
    A fragment of Archytus , a Pythagorean friend and contemporary of Plato, explains the Quadrivivium , the four fields into which the Pythagoreans divided mathematics: arithmetic, geometry, sphaeric (astronomy), and music. Plato classified mathematics into the same categories, but included as a separate division stereometry three-dimensional geometry between geometry and sphaeric. (The Pythagoreans considered stereometry as subfield of geometry).
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