Apollonius of Perga

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Mathematician
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Alexandria
gptkb:Ancient_Greece
Mathematical logic
Mathematical research
Mathematical schools
gptkbp:birth_year circa 262 BC
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:original_score
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical education
Mathematical theory
Mathematical astronomy
Mathematical philosophy
Mathematical creativity
gptkbp:contribution Geometric definitions
gptkbp:death_year circa 190 BC
gptkbp:developed_by Geometric methods
Analytic geometry
gptkbp:famous_for Apollonian circles
gptkbp:field gptkb:Mathematics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Apollonius of Perga
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:Physics
Algebra
Calculus
Computer science
Engineering
Statistics
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Euclid
gptkbp:inspired Modern geometry
gptkbp:is_examined_in Ellipses
Parabolas
Hyperbolas
Circle properties
gptkbp:is_explored_in Mathematical visualization
Geometric transformations
Tangents to conics
Symmetry in geometry
Properties of conics
gptkbp:is_recognized_for Geometric constructions
gptkbp:is_studied_in Geometry
Mathematical modeling
Mathematical proofs
Coordinate systems
Mathematical history
Mathematical relationships
Loci
gptkbp:is_taught_in gptkb:Mathematics
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:The_Great_Geometer
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Apollonian_gaskets
Geometric proofs
Conic sections
Geometric properties
Geometric theorems
Apollonian theorem
gptkbp:legacy Influence on later mathematicians
gptkbp:nationality Greek
gptkbp:notable_work Conics
gptkbp:scholarships Hellenistic mathematics
gptkbp:work_period 3rd century BC
gptkbp:wrote Eight books on conics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hellenistic_Empires
gptkb:Apollonius
gptkb:Aeolian_Greeks
gptkb:De_conicis_sectionibus
gptkb:Archimedes_of_Syracuse
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6