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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:philosophy
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Conics
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Apollonius_of_Perga
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| gptkbp:contains |
definitions of ellipse, parabola, hyperbola
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| gptkbp:dedicatedTo |
gptkb:Eudemus_of_Pergamum
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:mathematics
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
De Sectionibus Conicis
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| gptkbp:impact |
influenced Islamic and European mathematics
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| gptkbp:influenced |
later mathematics
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
geometric proofs
method of application of areas introduction of terms like diameter, vertex, axis for conics |
| gptkbp:numberOfBooks |
8
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| gptkbp:originalLanguage |
gptkb:Ancient_Greek
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| gptkbp:preservedIn |
gptkb:Islamic_mathematicians
Byzantine |
| gptkbp:significance |
systematic study of conic sections
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| gptkbp:subject |
conic sections
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| gptkbp:survivingWorks |
Books 1-4 in Greek
Books 5-7 in Arabic translation |
| gptkbp:writtenBy |
3rd century BCE
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:John_Wallis
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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