Apollonius of Perga Apollonius was a great mathematician, known by his contempories as " The Great Geometer, " whose treatise Conics is one of the greatest scientific works from the ancient world. Most of his other treatise were lost, although their titles and a general indication of their contents were passed on by later writers, especially Pappus of Alexandria. As a youth Apollonius studied in Alexandria ( under the pupils of Euclid, according to Pappus ) and subsequently taught at the university
Regardless his family was pretty wealthy, for instance they could afford to send to send him to Euclid’s school in Alexandria because at that time it was the primary place for intelligent education. During his stay there he probably found Apollonius of Perga, which was Euclid’s pupil who also happened to be the head of the mathematical school, which would explain who influenced him into the field of mathematics. His Work and Discoveries Ar... ... middle of paper ... ...ecord of any
Apollonius of Perga was very well known in his time for various works including his 20+ books. His other books include the following Data, Porisms, and Surface-Loci of Euclid, and the Conics but only the Conics survived to todays’ world. Conics is known as the greatest scientific works of the ancient world. Apollonius of Perga was known as “The Great Geometer”. He was also thought to be famous for his astronomical work also but it wasn’t that accurate. Apollonius’ work had great influence on the
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