Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:mathematics
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:synagogue
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gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Pappus_of_Alexandria
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gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:geometry
mechanics arithmetic |
gptkbp:dateWritten |
4th century AD
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pappus Collection
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gptkbp:importantFor |
source of information on lost works of Greek mathematicians
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Archimedes
gptkb:Euclid gptkb:Apollonius_of_Perga |
gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Ancient_Greek
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gptkbp:lostBooks |
Books I and II
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gptkbp:notableFor |
gptkb:Pappus's_Hexagon_Theorem
summary of ancient Greek mathematics |
gptkbp:numberOfBooks |
8
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gptkbp:preservedIn |
Byzantine manuscripts
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gptkbp:referencedIn |
later mathematicians such as Descartes
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gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:mathematics
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gptkbp:survivingWorks |
Books III-VIII
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Commentary_on_Euclid's_Data
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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