Eudoxus of Cnidus
c. 408-c. 355 B.C.
Greek Astronomer and Mathematician
First to apply mathematics properly in the study of astronomy, Eudoxus also contributed directly to mathematical study with his ...
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Eudoxus of Cnidus
400?-347? B.C.
Greek astronomer and mathematician who wrote on astronomy, mathematics, geography, philosophy, and drafted laws for his native town. He attended some of Plato's...
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The astronomer, mathematician, and physician Eudoxus of Cnidus (ca. 408-ca. 355 BC) was the first Greek astronomer to properly apply mathematics to astronomy.Eudoxus was born in Cnidus, a Greek colony...
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Eudoxus was a Greek mathematician from Cnidus, in what is now Turkey. He is famous for his work on calculating the area bounded by a curve as well as the ladder of Eudoxus. It is also believed that so...
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