History of Mathematics in Greece

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History of Mathematics in Greece

• By Kimberly Cramer

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Greek Alphabet
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Ancient Greek Numbering System
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Heron of Alexandria

• Famous Geometer
• Worked in Mechanics
• Many different famous equations and theories

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Apollonius

• The Great Geometer
• His famous book Conics introduced terms such as
  parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola.
• Postulated that the planets revolved around the
  Sun and the Sun revolves around the Earth.

The End
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Herons Famous Attributions to Mathematics

• if A is the area of a triangle with sides a, b
  and c, and
• then
• The mechanicians of Heron's school say that
  mechanics can be divided into a theoretical and a
  manual part the theoretical part is composed of
  geometry, arithmetic, astronomy and physics, the
  manual of work in metals, architecture,
  carpentering and painting and anything involving
  skill with the hands.