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101Almagest — Geometric construction used by Hipparchus in his determination of the distances to the sun and moon. The Almagest is a 2nd century mathematical and astronomical treatise on the apparent motions of the stars and planetary paths. Written in Greek… …
102Zu Chongzhi — Statue of Zu Chongzi in Ting Ling Park in Kunshan Zu Chongzhi (simplified Chinese: 祖冲之; traditional Chinese: 祖沖之; pinyin: Zǔ Chōngzhī …
103Nicholas of Kues — (1401 – August 11, 1464) was a German cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, a philosopher, jurist, mathematician, and an astronomer. He is widely considered as one of the greatest geniuses and polymaths of the 15th century. He is also referred… …
104Antiphon (person) — Antiphon the Sophist lived in Athens probably in the last two decades of the 5th century BC. There is an ongoing controversy over whether he is one and the same with Antiphon (Unicode|Ἀντιφῶν) of the Athenian deme Rhamnus in Attica (480 ndash;411 …
105List of important publications in mathematics — One of the oldest surviving fragments of Euclid s Elements, found at Oxyrhynchus and dated to circa AD 100. The diagram accompanies Book II, Proposition 5.[1] This is a list of important publications in mathematics, organized by field. Some… …
106Pseudomathematics — is a form of mathematics like activity that does not work within the framework, definitions, rules, or rigor of formal mathematical models. While any given pseudomathematical approach may work within some of these boundaries, for instance, by… …
107Menaechmus — 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… …
108Cleomedes — 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 …
109Oenopides — 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 …
110Jordanus de Nemore — Born Unknown (12th or 13th century) Died Unknown (13th century) Nationality …
