Pappus of Alexandria
290?-350?
Greek mathematician, astronomer, and geographer whose major work was the Synagoge (or Collection). While serving as a handbook of geometry, the Synagoge also incorporate...
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Pappus of Alexandria was a late Greek geometer whose theorems provided a foundation for modern projective geometry. Virtually nothing is known about his life. He wrote his major work, Synagoge, or the...
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