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61Diocles (mathematician) — Diocles (Διοκλῆς in Ancient Greek, ca. 240 BC – ca. 180 BC) was a Greek mathematician and geometer. Life and work Although little is known about the life of Diocles, it is known that he was a contemporary of Apollonius and that he flourished… …
62Menaechmus — There is also a Menaechmus in Plautus play, The Menaechmi. Menaechmus (Greek: Μέναιχμος, 380–320 BC) was an ancient Greek mathematician and geometer born in Alopeconnesus in the Thracian Chersonese, who was known for his friendship with the… …
63Ancient technology — See Ancient technology in Stargate for the technology of the aliens known as the Ancients in the fictional Stargate universe .During the growth of the ancient civilizations, ancient technology was the result from advances in engineering in… …
64Cleomedes — This article concerns the Greek astronomer. For the article on the lunar crater named for him, see Cleomedes (crater). Cleomedes (Κλεoμήδης) was a Greek astronomer who is known chiefly for his book On the Circular Motions of the Celestial Bodies …
65Aristarchus On the Sizes and Distances — Aristarchus s 3rd century BC calculations on the relative sizes of, from left, the Sun, Earth and Moon, from a 10th century CE Greek copy On the Sizes and Distances (of the Sun and Moon) (Περὶ μεγεθῶν καὶ ἀποστημάτων [ἡλίου καὶ σελήνης]) is… …
66Dinostratus — (Greek: Δεινόστρατος, c. 390 BCE – c. 320 BCE) was a Greek mathematician and geometer, and the brother of Menaechmus. He is known for using the quadratrix to solve the problem of squaring the circle. Contents 1 Life and work 2 Citations and… …
67Oenopides — is also the name of a lunar crater Oenopides of Chios (Greek: Οἰνοπίδης) was an ancient Greek mathematician (geometer) and astronomer, who lived around 450 BCE. He was born shortly after 500 BCE on the island of Chios, but mostly worked in Athens …
68What the Ancients Did for Us — Infobox Television show name = What the Ancients Did for Us caption = aka = genre = Documentary creator = writer = director = creat director = developer = presenter = nowrap beginAdam Hart Davis·wrap Hermione Cockburn·wrap Jamie Darling·wrap… …
69List of mathematicians (C) — NOTOC Cab * Cabeo, Niccolo (Italy, 1586 1650) * Caccioppoli, Renato (Italy, 1904 1959) * Caffarelli, Luis (USA/Argentina, 1948 ) * Caginalp, Gunduz (USA, 1952 ) * Cai, T. Tony (USA, ? ) * Cajori, Florian (USA, 1859 1930) * Calabi, Eugenio (USA, ? …
70Ptolemaic Kingdom — Infobox Former Country conventional long name = Ptolemaic Kingdom common name = Ptolemaic Kingdom continent = Africa region = Mediterranean country = Egypt government type = Monarchy p1 = Macedon s1 = History of Roman Egypt year start = 305 BC… …
