eudoxian — eu·dox·ian … English syllables
eudoxian — yüˈdäksēən, kshən noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Eudoxius died A.D.370, bishop of Constantinople and a leader of the Anomoeans + English an : a follower of Bishop Eudoxius … Useful english dictionary
History of geometry — Geometry (Greek γεωμετρία ; geo = earth, metria = measure) arose as the field of knowledge dealing with spatial relationships. Geometry was one of the two fields of pre modern mathematics, the other being the study of numbers. Classic geometry… … Wikipedia
Greek arithmetic, geometry and harmonics: Thales to Plato — Ian Mueller INTRODUCTION: PROCLUS’ HISTORY OF GEOMETRY In a famous passage in Book VII of the Republic starting at Socrates proposes to inquire about the studies (mathēmata) needed to train the young people who will become leaders of the ideal… … History of philosophy
Galileo Galilei — For other uses of Galileo , see Galileo (disambiguation). For other uses of Galileo Galilei , see Galileo Galilei (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia — Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia. Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia (1499/1500, Brescia – 13 December 1557, Venice) was a mathematician, an engineer (designing fortifications), a surveyor (of topography, seeking the best means of defense or offense) and a… … Wikipedia
Eudoxus of Cnidus — (Greek Εὔδοξος ὁ Κνίδιος) (410 or 408 BC ndash; 355 or 347 BC) was a Greek astronomer, mathematician, scholar and student of Plato. Since all his own works are lost, our knowledge of him is obtained from secondary sources, such as Aratus s poem… … Wikipedia
Semi-Arianism — is a name frequently given to the Trinitarian position of the conservative majority of the Eastern Christian Church in the 4th century, to distinguish it from strict Arianism. Such as by Epiphanius of Salamis[1] for the party of reaction headed… … Wikipedia
David Fowler (mathematician) — David Fowler Born April 28, 1937(1937 04 28) Blackburn, England Died 13 April 2004(2004 04 13) (aged 66) … Wikipedia
ЕВДОКС КНИДСКИЙ — ЕВДОКС КНИДСКИЙ (Εὔδοξος ὁ Κνίδιος) (ок. 390 337 до н. э.), др. греч. ученый и философ, один из самых блестящих интеллектуалов эпохи Платона и Аристотеля. Жизнь. Основной источник сведений о жизни Е. Диоген Лаэртий (D. L. VIII 86 91).… … Античная философия