A History of Greek Mathematics, Volume 1

Apollonius Archimedes Archytas Arist Aristotle arithmetic astronomy attributed axis base bisect Book centre circle circumference commensurable cone conics construction cube curve definition Democritus diameter discovery divided Elements equal equation Euclid Eudemus Eudoxus figure follows fractions geometry given straight line gives gnomon greater Greek Hippocrates Iamblichus incommensurable indivisible lines inscribed irrational isosceles latter lemma length lune magnitudes mathematicians mathematics mean proportionals Menaechmus method method of exhaustion motion multiple namely Nicom Nicomachus odd numbers Pappus parallel parallelogram passage plane Plato Plutarch polygon porisms Postulate problem Proclus Proclus on Eucl proof Prop propositions proved pyramid Pythagoras Pythagoreans quadratrix quadrature radius ratio rectangle rectilineal right angles right-angled triangle says semicircle side Simplicius solid solution sphere square number suppose Thales Theaetetus Theon of Smyrna theorem theory of proportion things Timaeus tion translation treatise καὶ