On Conic Sections (Apollonius)
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gptkb:philosophy
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gptkb:Conics
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Apollonius_of_Perga
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| gptkbp:dateWritten |
circa 200 BCE
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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 |
On Conic Sections (Apollonius)
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Pappus_of_Alexandria
Renaissance mathematics |
| gptkbp:lostBooks |
Book 8
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
introduction of terms ellipse, parabola, hyperbola
systematic study of ellipses, parabolas, and hyperbolas |
| gptkbp:numberOfBooks |
8
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| gptkbp:originalLanguage |
gptkb:Ancient_Greek
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| gptkbp:preservedIn |
gptkb:Islamic_mathematicians
Byzantine |
| gptkbp:significance |
foundation of later geometry of conics
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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 |
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gptkb:Greek_mathematicians
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8
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