Ancient Mathematicians

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PYTHAGORAS

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Philosopher who studied Mathematics.

Lived during 580 – 500B.C.

He is famous because of the theorem named after him.

PYTHAGORAS

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THALES

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Greek philosopher who studied Mathematics.

Measured the height of a pyramid using similarity.

Predicted the date of an eclipse of the sun.

Lived during 640 – 546 B.C.

THALES

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ARISTOTLE

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Greek philosopher who studied Mathematics and was a student of Plato.

His works contain the earliest known formal study of logic, especially deduction.

His views about physical subjects lasted until Isaac Newton’s time.

Lived during 384 – 322 B.C.

ARISTOTLE

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EUCLID

Famous Mathematicians 9

Greek Mathematician lived in Alexandria.

Famous for geometry.Born in 300 B.C.Wrote 13 volumes on geometry.

EUCLID

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ARCHIMEDES

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Famous Greek physicist and mathematician.

Lived during 287 – 212 B.C. Made discoveries in geometry,

hydro statistics and mechanics.

Invented the principle of lever and gave the concept of density.

ARCHIMEDES