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Hypatia Of Alexandria Her father was a famous philosopher, or thinker, named theon of alexandria.Theon taught at the Museum in Alexandria. The Museum was somewhat like a college http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/biographies/hypatia/
Extractions: Hypatia of Alexandria was the first woman to become famous for her studies in mathematics, philosophy, and science. Unfortunately, none of her work has survived. Her life's history is known only through documents and letters from the time in which she lived. Letters from one of Hypatia's students tell us much about her talent. Hypatia was born in Alexandria, Egypt in about A.D. 370 . At the time, Alexandria was an important place of learning. Nothing is really known about Hypatia's mother. Her father was a famous philosopher, or thinker, named Theon of Alexandria. Theon taught at the Museum in Alexandria. The Museum was somewhat like a college. Historians believe that Hypatia learned mathematics and science from her father. She also learned other things from him. In the morning she exercised according to the routine her father designed for her. In the afternoon he taught her how to use words to influence people. Together, father and daughter wrote books on the ideas of other important mathematicians and astronomers . The books helped make the ideas easier to understand. They also allowed people who lived years later to keep studying the teachings of these thinkers.
Euclid Of Alexandria One of the more important editions was by theon of alexandria in 4th century AD,in which he admits to adding the second part of VI. 33. http://www.math.sfu.ca/histmath/Europe/Euclid300BC/EUCLIDMAIN.HTML
Extractions: c. 300 B.C.E. "Ptolemy once asked Euclid whether there was any shorter way to a knowledge of geometry than by a study of the Elements, whereupon Euclid answered that there was no royal road to geometry." Proclus Diadochus Euclid of Alexandria, author of the most successful mathematics textbook ever written and with the exception of Autolycusí Sphere , is author of the oldest Greek mathematical treatise extant. More than half of Euclidís works have been completely lost, others surviving the ages only through translations and interpretations. Little is known about his life, yet his name and writings have managed to continue being a major influence on geometry for two millennia. Much of what is believed to be known about Euclid comes from Proclusí Eudemian Summary . Proclus states that he was a contemporary of King Ptolemy I Soter. (305 - 285 B.C.E.) Some students of his work have asserted that he was in fact, a disciple of the Platonic school and had studied with students of Plato , possibly in Athens at the Academy. Euclid was older than Archimedes (287 - 212 B.C.E.) and Eratosthenes and younger than
Extractions: Name: Hypatia of Alexandria Birth Date: Death Date: Nationality: Greek Gender: Female Occupations: mathematician, philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria Biographies The following biographies focus on different aspects of Hypatia of Alexandria's life and work. All biographies listed are included in the Hypatia of Alexandria Biography Pass.
Euclid Of Alexandria Euclid of Alexandria is the most prominent mathematician of antiquity best known theon of alexandria reedited it, altering the language here and there, http://www.engineering.com/content/ContentDisplay?contentId=41003010
Hypatia She was the daughter of the mathematician and philosopher theon of alexandria,who as only a Greek father would ever think of doing at that time saw http://www.grecoreport.com/hypatia.htm
Extractions: Hypatia A great scientist, learned in mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy. A woman who should be the role model of modern "feminists," or anyone male or female who admires those qualities which separate humanity from the brute beasts and give meaning and dignity to our lives. Instead, we see so many of America's young women playing the role of hem kissers to the likes of such culture-annihilating trash as Betty Friedan, Bela Abzug, Gloria Steinhan, and Hillary Clinton. What a shame! An exceptional Ellinitha When women in the rest of the world were thought to be of lesser value than the family cow, Greece was producing prominent women in fields of endeavor strictly monopolized by men in other lands a situation that is an almost international phenomenon even today One of these exceptional women was a scholar and scientist who excelled as a mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher. Her name was Hypatia, and she was born circa 355 A.D. in the Greek city of Alexandria, in today's Egypt. She was the daughter of the mathematician and philosopher Theon of Alexandria, who as
PAPPUS OF ALEXANDRIA - LoveToKnow Article On PAPPUS OF ALEXANDRIA Suidas states that he was of the same age as theon of alexandria, who wrotecommentaries on Ptolemys great work, the Syntaxis mathematica, and flourished in http://18.1911encyclopedia.org/P/PA/PAPPUS_OF_ALEXANDRIA.htm
Extractions: PAPPUS OF ALEXANDRIA We can only conjecture that the lost book i., as well as book ii., was concerned with arithmetic, book iii. being clearly introduced as beginning a new subject. The whole of book ii. (the former part of which is lost, the existing fragment beginning in the middle of the 14th proposition) related to a system of multiplication due to Apollonius of Perga. On this subject see Nesselmann, Algebra der Griechen (Berlin, 1842), pp. 125134; and M. Cantor, Gesch. d. Math. i.~ 331. In book v., after an interesting preface concerning regular polygons, and containing remarks upon the hexagonal form of the cells of honeycombs, Pappus addresses himself to the comparison of the areas of different plane figures which have all the same perimeter (following Zenodoruss treatise on this subject), and of the volumes of different solid figures which have all the same superficial area, and, lastly, a comparison of the five regular solids of Plato. Incidentally Pappus describes the thirteen other polyhedra bounded by equilateral and equiangular but not similar polygons, discovered by Archimedes, and finds, by a method recalling that of Archimedes, the surface and volume of a sphere. According to the preface, book vi. is intended to resolve difficulties occurring in the so-called ~iucpi3c ?wrpoPo/Ao(lpsvol. It accordingly comments on the Sphaerica of Theodosius, the Moving Sphere of Autolycus, Theodosiuss book on Day and Night, the treatise of Aristarchus On the Size and Distances of the Sun and Moon, and Euclids Optics and Phaenomena.
Hypatia -- Encyclopædia Britannica The father of Hypatia, theon of alexandria (c. AD 335405), edited the Elementswith textual changes and some additions; his version quickly drove other http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9041785
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Hypatia Project Math And Leadership theon of alexandria, a wellknown mathematician and philosopher. An explanation for the diffficulties of discerning Theon and Hypatia s hand comes http://www.boston-arts-academy.org/Communitylinks/hypatia/section1.html
Extractions: Hypatia and Mathematics Hypatia of Alexandria is well known for her mathematics, as she is the first known woman to be significantly involved in the field. It is not known whether Hypatia wrote her own books or text on the subject of math, but it is known that she made commentaries. Four works attributed to her are Apollonius's Conics , Diophantus's Arithmetica , Ptolemy's Almagest , and Euclid's Elements . She reportedly worked on these commentaries with her father, Theon of Alexandria, a well-known mathematician and philosopher. Appollonius of Perga is well known for his contributions to the ideas of conics. Conics, in mathematics, is the concept of the slicing of a cone at certain places to produce closed or open curves. Closed curves are the circle and the ellipse;t open curves are the parabola and hyperbola. Apollonius is noted for giving the ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola their names in his work, Conics Conics survives in four books in Greek, three books in Arabic, and one book is lost.
SJSU Virtual Museum Hypatia Hypatia , the daughter of theon of alexandria, was born in about 370 AD.she is the earliest woman scientist whose works have been documented. http://www2.sjsu.edu/depts/Museum/hyp.html
Extractions: Hypatia , the daughter of Theon of Alexandria, was born in about 370 AD. she is the earliest woman scientist whose works have been documented. As a young woman, she traveled to Athens and Italy. Upon her return to Alexandria, she became a philosopher and mathematician. She was appointed to expound the doctrines of Plato and Aristotle and was a noted lecturer on the subjects of mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, and mechanics. Most of her writings dealt with mathematics, especially algebra. Her most noted work, called Arithmetica, was a commentary on the writings of Diophantus. Hypatia also wrote an explanation of the geometry works of Apollonius of Perga, which was titled, On the Conics of Apollonius. Later in her career she worked with Theon and coauthored a work on Euclid's geometry which is titled Elements. In addition to her mathematical works, Hypatia also developed an apparatus for distilling water, an instrument for measuring the level of water, a plane astrolabe (for measuring the positions of the stars, planets, and sun) and a graduated brass hydrometer for determining the specific gravity of a liquid. Hypatia's philosophical beliefs were in conflict with the views of the Christian rulers of the city of Alexandria. When Cyril, a fanatical Christian, became Partiarch of Alexadria in 412 AD he began a persecution of scholars in the city. In 415 AD Hypatia was arrested, tortured and killed in the church called Caesarium. References Alic, M. (1986).
Hypatia S Work On Ptolemy S Almagest theon of alexandria s commentary on the third (book) of the Mathematical syntaxisof Ptolemy, the edition having been prepared paranagnostheisa by the http://www.mathsci.appstate.edu/~sjg/womeninmath/book3.html
Extractions: Theon of Alexandria's commentary on the third (book) of the Mathematical syntaxis of Ptolemy, "the edition having been prepared [paranagnostheisa] by the philosopher, my daughter Hypatia." From The Primary Souces for the Life and Work of Hypatia of Alexandria, by Michael A.B. Deakin Theon was Hypatia's father and he devoted much of his professional life to the production of student editions or "commentaries" on earlier mathematical classics, notably the works of Euclid and Ptolemy. The translation of the brief sentence at the start of Book III of his Commentary on Ptolemy's major work is the subject of much debate. It is seen by some (Rome, Heath, Knorr) as attributing authorship of the material to Hypatia and most likely indicating that a computational advance (an improved technique for long division) was devised by Hypatia. For details, see W. R. Knorr's Textual Studies in Ancient and Medieval Geometry Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies From Hypatia's Mathematics: A Review of Recent Studies, by Edith Prentice Mendez Classroom Discussion (based on Knorr's Textual Studies...)
Kalamazoo Valley Community College! Hypatia s father, theon of alexandria, was a teacher of mathematics with theMuseum of Alexandria in Egypt. A center of Greek intellectual and cultural life http://puma.kvcc.edu/jcorbin/RSs106/IntelHeroes/Hypathia.htm
Extractions: Revisions Worksheet Hypatia of Alexandria (355 or 370 - 415) philosopher, astronomer and mathematician I chose this historical figure for three reasons. Obviously my main intent was to locate women in the ancient world who left their mark on the Western Intellectual Tradition despite their sex; but then as I got into her story, I discovered that she had been brutally murdered by fanatical monks because she was a pagan (i.e., a non-christian) and a scientist, and as such a threat to the church. Hypatia [hi-pay'-she-ah] of Alexandria is certainly not a household name in your world; but in Egypt, the center of Greek culture in the Fifth Century, she was a phenomenon of note. Hypatia's father, Theon of Alexandria, was a teacher of mathematics with the Museum of Alexandria in Egypt. A center of Greek intellectual and cultural life, the Museum included many independent schools and the great library of Alexandria. Hypatia studied with her father, and with many others including Plutarch the Younger. She herself taught at the Neoplatonist school of philosophy. She became the salaried director of this school in 400. She probably wrote on mathematics, astronomy and philosophy, including about the motions of the planets, about number theory and about conic sections. She corresponded with and hosted scholars from others cities. Synesius, Bishop of Ptolemais, was one of her correspondents and he visited her frequently. Hypatia was a popular lecturer, drawing students from many parts of the empire.
H: Illustrated Math Dictionary - Enchanted Learning.com She was the daughter of the mathematician and philosopher theon of alexandria (hewas also the last head of the Museum at Alexandria). http://www.enchantedlearning.com/math/glossary/H.shtml
DIPT:-Thaa theon of alexandria Greek astronomer and mathematician of 4th century CE; teacherat the Museum of Alexandria; editor of Euclids Elements. http://www.muslimphilosophy.com/pd/d-4.htm
Extractions: -Thaa Thalis al-Malti Thales of Miletus (c. 640-c. 546 B.C.): Greek philosopher and scientist; recognised as the founder of Greek philosophy or first who made name as a philosopher, one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece. In philosophy he taught that water was the ultimate stuff of all things. Thamistiyus Metaphysics , Book A was translated into Arabic in the 9 th century C.E. Theophrastus (370 -287 B.C.): faithful disciple and friend of Aristotle ( Aristatalis , q.v.). Known to Muslim scholars for his work on botany. Theon of Alexandria: Greek astronomer and mathematician of 4 th Uqlidis , q.v.) had merely stated his geometrical propositions while Theon had proved them. Al-Kindi Dictionary Islamic Philosophy Home E-mail ... Guest Book Page last modified on Page url is: www.muslimphilosophy.com/pd/d-4.htm About the Islamic Philosophy Online Project Click Here for an Internet Citation Guide Page created on: 2001-07-02
Matenadaran - The Heritage Zeno, theon of alexandria (1st century AD), Secudius (2nd century AD),Porphyrius (232 four chapters of Progymnasmata by theon of alexandria, etc. http://www.matenadaran.am/en/heritage/philosophy.html
Almagest Ephemeris Calculator theon of alexandria (Small Commentary on Ptolemys Handy Tables 12) mentions atradition of ancient astrologers to measure ecliptic longitudes from a http://www2.arnes.si/~gljsentvid10/almagestephemeris.htm
Extractions: This web page is organized as follows: This web page provides a set of JavaScript calendar and ephemeris modules for calculating geocentric luni-solar and planetary positions for an arbitrary calendar date and time according to the kinematical models of the Sun, the Moon and the planets described in the Almagest (also known as the Mathematike Syntaxis ) of Claudius Ptolemy ( c . 150 AD). The mean motions of the Sun, the Moon and the planets adopted in these modules correspond exactly with Ptolemys mean motion tables and the corrections for their eccentric and epicyclic motions are accurately modelled according to the luni-solar and planetary models discussed by Ptolemy in his Almagest As Ptolemy s tables were probably used most often for astrological rather than for astronomical computations, a table displaying the astrological aspects between the luminaries (and the lunar ascending node) with some other astrological quantities is also provided. At present, latitudes are given only for the Sun (this is always zero) and the Moon. In the near future, latitudes and distances will also be supplied for the other luminaries.
Ptolemy's Other Astronomical Works Great Commentary by theon of alexandria (late fourth century AD), was arevision by theon of alexandria (or other writers after Ptolemy s time). http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~ajones/ptolgeog/astroworks.html
Extractions: The text known as the Canobic Inscription is a transcription made in late antiquity of a lost public inscription that Ptolemy erected in A.D. 149/150 at Canopus in Egypt. The inscription records the numerical parameters of Ptolemy's models for the motions of the sun, moon, and planets. Most of the data in the Canobic Inscription agree with the Almagest , but there are a few significant differences which are now recognized as proving that the Almagest was completed later than the inscription. (see also here Translation of the Canobic Inscription Edition of the text: Claudii Ptolemaei opera quae exstant omnia. II. Opera astronomica minora , ed. J. L. Heiberg. Leipzig, 1907. [I know of no modern translation of the inscription other than the draft linked above.] N. T. Hamilton, N. M. Swerdlow, and G. J. Toomer, "The Canobic Inscription: Ptolemy's Earliest Work." In From Ancient Omens to Statistical Mechanics: Essays on the Exact Sciences Presented to Asger Aaboe , ed. J. L. Berggren and B. R. Goldstein. Copenhagen, 1987. 55-73.
A Star-Crossed Kingdoms Mystery: Invite You know that King theon of alexandria (Persia) wants to retrieve the fabled You are actually the daughter (princess) of King theon of alexandria. http://www.stanford.edu/~kaleb/party2005/pah.html
Extractions: Handmaiden Pah To Hide (Or Not To Hide): What you did: Every time someone has come to your tent on business not to do with the tourney, Nangar has quickly dispatched them. Even today as you were preparing for the party, he punched out an obtrusive ugly man that was trying to break into your tent. No fun at all (yes, you protested to Nangar about this poor treatment)! Advice:
A Star-Crossed Kingdoms Mystery: Invite You were specially sent by King theon of alexandria to win the tourney and areyour lands Pah is actually the daughter of King theon of alexandria, http://www.stanford.edu/~kaleb/party2005/nangar.html
Math History - Pre-historic And Ancient Times 390, theon of alexandria produces a version of Euclid s Elements (with textualchanges and some additions) on which almost all subsequent editions are based http://lahabra.seniorhigh.net/pages/teachers/pages/math/timeline/MpreAndAncient.
Extractions: Prehistory and Ancient Times Middle Ages Renaissance Reformation ... External Resources About 30000BC Palaeolithic peoples in central Europe and France record numbers on bones. About 25000BC Early geometric designs used. About 4000BC Babylonian and Egyptian calendars in use. About 3400BC The first symbols for numbers, simple straight lines, are used in Egypt. About 3000BC Babylonians begin to use a sexagesimal number system for recording financial transactions. It is a place-value system without a zero place value. About 3000BC Hieroglyphic numerals in use in Egypt. About 3000BC The abacus is developed in the Middle East and in areas around the Mediterranean. A somewhat different type of abacus is used in China. About 1950BC Babylonians solve quadratic equations.
