Mathematical Collection by Pappus of Alexandria
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:philosophy
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:synagogue
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Pappus_of_Alexandria
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| gptkbp:containsWorkBy |
gptkb:Pappus's_Hexagon_Theorem
analysis of ancient Greek mathematics commentary on earlier mathematicians |
| gptkbp:dateWritten |
4th century AD
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| gptkbp:genre |
mathematical compendium
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mathematical Collection by Pappus of Alexandria
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Renaissance mathematicians
later mathematicians in the Islamic Golden Age |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
preserving lost works of ancient mathematicians
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| gptkbp:numberOfBooks |
8
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| gptkbp:originalLanguage |
gptkb:Ancient_Greek
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| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:mathematics
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| gptkbp:survivingWorks |
Books 1, 2, and part of 3 are lost
Books 4–8 survive |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Parisinus_Graecus_1853
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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