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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.
Discoveries in Science Made by Ancient Greek Scientists
The Greeks developed philosophy as a way of understanding the natural world without resorting to myth or magic. Early Greek philosophers were also scientists. Many of their discoveries and inventions are still used today.
Archimedes
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.
Eudoxus
Eudoxus was an important mathematician who lived around the time of Plato and Aristotle.
Hippocrates of Chios
Hippocrates of Chios, who lived about the same time as the medical Hippocrates, wrote the first known work on geometry.