Mathematicians - Ancient Mathematicians
Ancient builders and others needed good techniques for measurement. Ancient mathematics is one of the many fields in which the ancient philosophers and other thinkers excelled.
Hippocrates of Chios
Hippocrates of Chios, who lived about the same time as the medical Hippocrates, wrote the first known work on geometry.
Hippocrates of Chios, who lived about the same time as the medical Hippocrates, wrote the first known work on geometry.
Archimedes
Basic information on Archimedes, the Greek mathematician of Syracuse.
Basic information on Archimedes, the Greek mathematician of Syracuse.
Eratosthenes - Greek Mathematician Eratosthenes
Eratosthenes was a Greek mathematicians known for such things as measuring the circumference of the earth.
Eratosthenes was a Greek mathematicians known for such things as measuring the circumference of the earth.