Eudoxus of Cnidus

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Mathematician
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Plato
Mathematical models
Astronomical observations
Mathematical rigor
Geometric proofs
Mathematical astronomy
Scientific methodology
Geometric method
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Cnidus
gptkbp:birth_year c. 408 BC
gptkbp:contribution Method of exhaustion
Geometric representation of numbers
Harmonic mean
Theory of ratios
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on Renaissance thought
Influence on Islamic mathematics
Influence on Western science
gptkbp:death_year c. 355 BC
gptkbp:field gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Classical_Greece
gptkb:Hellenistic_period
Development of geometry
Astronomical advancements
Philosophical schools of thought
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eudoxus of Cnidus
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Plato's_Academy
Mathematical philosophy
Theory of forms
Concept of mathematical beauty
Ethics in mathematics
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Aristotle
gptkb:Archimedes
gptkbp:known_for Contributions to geometry
Astronomical models
Theory of proportions
gptkbp:legacy Influence on later mathematicians
Development of mathematical rigor
Foundation for calculus
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:Callippus
gptkbp:notable_works On the Sphere and Cylinder
Theoretical Astronomy
Elements of Geometry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Naxos
gptkb:Menaechmus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5