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  1. 320 Bc: 320 Bc Births, 320 Bc Deaths, Perdiccas, Timon of Phlius, Menaechmus, Timocharis, Gongsun Long, Dinostratus, Alcetas, Zoilus
  2. Dinostratus: An entry from Gale's <i>Science and Its Times</i> by Judson Knight, 2001
  3. 390 Bc: 390 Bc Births, 390 Bc Deaths, Tollund Man, Andocides, Heraclides Ponticus, Mozi, Battle of the Allia, Dinostratus, Attalus, Amadocus I

1. Dinostratus
Biography of dinostratus (390BC320BC) dinostratus is mentioned by Procluswho says (see for example 1 or 3)-
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Dinostratus
Born: about 390 BC in Greece
Died: about 320 BC
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Dinostratus is mentioned by Proclus who says (see for example [1] or [3]):- Amyclas of Heraclea, one of the associates of Plato , and Menaechmus , a pupil of Eudoxus who had studied with Plato , and his brother Dinostratus made the whole of geometry still more perfect. It is usually claimed that Dinostratus used the quadratrix, discovered by Hippias , to solve the problem of squaring the circle Pappus tells us (see for example [1] or [3]):- For the squaring of the circle there was used by Dinostratus, Nicomedes and certain other later persons a certain curve which took its name from this property, for it is called by them square-forming in other words the quadratrix It appears from this quote that Hippias discovered the curve but that it was Dinostratus who was the first to use it to find a square equal in area to a given circle. Proclus , who claims to be quoting from Eudemus , writes (see [1]):- Nicomedes trisected any rectilinear angle by means of the conchoidal curves, of which he had handed down the origin, order, and properties, being himself the discoverer of their special characteristic. Others have done the same thing by means of the quadratrices of

2. Dinostratus
Biography of dinostratus (BCBC)
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3. References For Dinostratus
References for the biography of dinostratus. The URL of this page ishttp//wwwhistory.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/References/dinostratus.html.
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  • Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990). Books:
  • G J Allman, Greek geometry from Thales to Euclid (Dublin, 1889).
  • T L Heath, A History of Greek Mathematics I (Oxford, 1921).
  • B L van der Waerden, Science awakening (Groningen, 1954). Main index Birthplace Maps Biographies Index
    History Topics
    ... Anniversaries for the year
    JOC/EFR April 1999 School of Mathematics and Statistics
    University of St Andrews, Scotland
    The URL of this page is:
    http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/References/Dinostratus.html
  • 4. History Of Mathematics Greece
    Menaechmus (c. 350) Theudius of Magnesia (c. 350?) Thymaridas (c. 350) dinostratus (c. 350) Speusippus (d. 339) Aristotle (384322)
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    5. Dinostratus
    dinostratus. Born about 390 BC in Greece Died about 320 BC. Show birthplacelocation dinostratus is mentioned by Proclus who says.
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    6. References For Dinostratus
    References for the biography of dinostratus
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    7. References For Dinostratus
    References for dinostratus. JOC/EFR December 1996 The URL of this page ishttp//wwwhistory.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/References/dinostratus.html.
    http://intranet.woodvillehs.sa.edu.au/pages/resources/maths/History/~DZ7E08.htm

    8. Dinostratus
    Biography of dinostratus (390BC320BC)
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    9. Dinostratus
    dinostratus. Born about 390 BC in Greece Died about 320 BC. Version for printing.dinostratus is mentioned by Proclus who says (see for example 1 or 3)
    http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/Mathematicians/Dinostratus.html
    Dinostratus
    Born: about 390 BC in Greece
    Died: about 320 BC
    Previous (Chronologically) Next Biographies Index Previous (Alphabetically) Next Main index
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    Dinostratus is mentioned by Proclus who says (see for example [1] or [3]):- Amyclas of Heraclea, one of the associates of Plato , and Menaechmus , a pupil of Eudoxus who had studied with Plato , and his brother Dinostratus made the whole of geometry still more perfect. It is usually claimed that Dinostratus used the quadratrix, discovered by Hippias , to solve the problem of squaring the circle Pappus tells us (see for example [1] or [3]):- For the squaring of the circle there was used by Dinostratus, Nicomedes and certain other later persons a certain curve which took its name from this property, for it is called by them square-forming in other words the quadratrix It appears from this quote that Hippias discovered the curve but that it was Dinostratus who was the first to use it to find a square equal in area to a given circle. Proclus , who claims to be quoting from Eudemus , writes (see [1]):- Nicomedes trisected any rectilinear angle by means of the conchoidal curves, of which he had handed down the origin, order, and properties, being himself the discoverer of their special characteristic. Others have done the same thing by means of the quadratrices of

    10. Academia
    History 1. dinostratus THE SQUARING OF THE CIRCLE dinostratus proved that the trisectrix of Hippias could be used to solve this problem
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    11. References For Dinostratus
    References for dinostratus. Version for printing The URL of this page ishttp//wwwhistory.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/References/dinostratus.html.
    http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/References/Dinostratus.html
    References for Dinostratus
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  • Biography in Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990). Books:
  • G J Allman, Greek geometry from Thales to Euclid (Dublin, 1889).
  • T L Heath, A History of Greek Mathematics I (Oxford, 1921).
  • B L van der Waerden, Science awakening (Groningen, 1954). Main index Birthplace Maps Biographies Index
    History Topics
    ... Anniversaries for the year
    JOC/EFR April 1999 School of Mathematics and Statistics
    University of St Andrews, Scotland
    The URL of this page is:
    http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/References/Dinostratus.html
  • 12. The Best Estimate Is That The Greek Civilization Dates Back To 2800
    Members of the school included Menaechmus and his brother dinostratus and Theaetetus (c. 415369 B.C.)
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    13. Personal Names
    dinostratus search TmiWeb for this person dinostratus. More information.Biography by Baldi (from Cronica). Diedo, Vincenzo Table of Contents Dio(n)
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    D Dinostratus
    Dinostratus
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    14. The Quadratrix
    The curve already appears in ancient Greek geometry. It's named after Hippias of Elis and was used by dinostratus and Nicomedes.
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    15. Personal Names
    search TmiWeb for this person dinostratus. More information. Biography byBaldi (from Cronica). search TmiWeb for this person Dio(n) Chrysostomos
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    D
    Dürer, Albert
    Born: 1471; died: 1528. German painter and engraver.
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    Daca, Carlo
    Mentioned in Baldi, Cronica
    Daco, Aquino
    Mentioned in Baldi, Cronica
    Damasus, Saint
    Born: c. 304; died: 384. Pope from 366, commissioned St. Jerome to revise the text of the Latin bible.
    Dametas (?)
    Born: ; died: .
    Damianus of Larissa
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    Damon
    Name variants:
    • Damone Pithagorico
    Born: ; died: . Pythagorean philosopher, living in Syracuse.
    Daniel
    Name variants:
    • Daniele
    Lived: c. 600 BC. Biblical figure.
    Dante Alighieri
    Born: 1265; died: 1321. Italian poet and philosopher
    Non-musical writings
    Purgatorio (better: entire divina commedia)
    Danti, Egnatio
    Mentioned in Baldi, Cronica
    Daphnis
    Legendary Sicilian shepherd, loved by the nymph Chloe.
    Darc?, Nicolo?
    Dedicatee of Aaron's Lucidario
    David
    Lived: c. 970 BC. Biblical figure, King of Israel.
    De Monte, Juan
    Renaissance composer?, mentioned in Aaron's Toscanello
    De Vitali, Bernardino

    16. ? ?
    Democritus. Democritus dinostratus. dinostratus Empedocles Democritus dinostratus. dinostratus Empedocles Empedocles Empedocles
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    17. Dinostratus
    Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics (Q) as a quadratrix when dinostratus used it for the quadrature of a circle (DSB,article dinostratus ; Webster s New International Dictionary, 1909).
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    Dinostratus
    Born: about 390 BC in Greece
    Died: about 320 BC
    Previous (Chronologically) Next Biographies Index Previous (Alphabetically) Next Main index
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    Dinostratus is mentioned by Proclus who says (see for example [1] or [3]):- Amyclas of Heraclea, one of the associates of Plato , and Menaechmus , a pupil of Eudoxus who had studied with Plato , and his brother Dinostratus made the whole of geometry still more perfect. It is usually claimed that Dinostratus used the quadratrix, discovered by Hippias , to solve the problem of squaring the circle Pappus tells us (see for example [1] or [3]):- For the squaring of the circle there was used by Dinostratus, Nicomedes and certain other later persons a certain curve which took its name from this property, for it is called by them square-forming in other words the quadratrix It appears from this quote that Hippias discovered the curve but that it was Dinostratus who was the first to use it to find a square equal in area to a given circle. Proclus , who claims to be quoting from Eudemus , writes (see [1]):- Nicomedes trisected any rectilinear angle by means of the conchoidal curves, of which he had handed down the origin, order, and properties, being himself the discoverer of their special characteristic. Others have done the same thing by means of the quadratrices of

    18. Hippias2.html
    dinostratus (circa 350 BC) was the first to use it for this purpose, according to Pappus (circa 300 AD).
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    19. Academia
    dinostratus THE SQUARING OF THE CIRCLE. dinostratus proved that the trisectrixof Hippias could be used to solve this problem after discovering that the
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    THE ACADEMY 1 History DINOSTRATUS THE SQUARING OF THE CIRCLE Dinostratus proved that the trisectrix of Hippias could be used to solve this problem after discovering that the side of the square is the mean proportional between the arc of the quarter circle AC and the segment DQ. There are various stages to the reductio ad absurdum proof which are illustrated in the following windows: Let the circle with centre D and radius DR intersect the trisectrix at S and the side of the square at T. Draw the perpendicular SU to side DC from point S. As the arcs are proportional to the radii then AC/AB=TR/DR (2) From (1) and (2) it must follow that TR=AB (3) S is the point on the trisectrix which satisfies TR/SR=AB/SU (4) From (3) and (4) it follows that SR=SU However, this is absurd as the perpendicular is the shortest distance between a point and a line. Therefore, DR cannot be longer than DQ. 2.- We repeat this way of reasoning with the hypothesis

    20. Assignment 19
    Great mathematicians whose works were revived by Pappus include Euclid, Archimedes, Apollonius, Nicomedes, and dinostratus.
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