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Pappus of Alexandria (/ ˈ p æ p ə s /; Greek: Πάππος ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς; c. 290 – c. 350 AD) was a Greek mathematician of late antiquity known for his Synagoge (Συναγωγή) or Collection (c. 340), and for Pappus's hexagon theorem in projective geometry. Almost nothing is known about his life except for what can be ...
Diophantus of Alexandria [1] (born c. AD 200 – c. 214; died c. AD 284 – c. 298) was a Greek mathematician, who was the author of two main works: On Polygonal Numbers, which survives incomplete, and the Arithmetica in thirteen books, most of it extant, made up of arithmetical problems that are solved through algebraic equations. [2]
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Apr 1, 2024 · Pappus of Alexandria (flourished ad 320) was the most important mathematical author writing in Greek during the later Roman Empire, known for his Synagoge (“Collection”), a voluminous account of the most important work done in ancient Greek mathematics.
Born. about 290. Alexandria, Egypt. Died. about 350. Summary. Pappus is the last of the great Greek geometers and one of his theorems is cited as the basis of modern projective geometry. He wrote commentaries on Euclid's Elements and Ptolemy's Almagest. Biography.
- Front Matter. Pages i-xxxi. PDF.
- Greek Text and Annotated Translation. Front Matter. Pages 1-1. PDF. Greek Text. Heike Sefrin-Weis. Pages 11-82. Annotated Translation of Collectio IV.
- Commentary. Front Matter. Pages 169-169. PDF. Plane Geometry, Apollonian Style. Heike Sefrin-Weis. Pages 173-192.
- Back Matter. Pages 315-328. PDF.
Later mathematicians in the Roman era include Diophantus (c. 214–298 AD), who wrote on polygonal numbers and a work in pre-modern algebra (Arithmetica), Pappus of Alexandria (c. 290–350 AD), who compiled many important results in the Collection, Theon of Alexandria (c. 335–405 AD) and his daughter Hypatia (c. 370–415 AD), who edited ...
The latest source that Pappus cites is Ptolemy; a scholiast puts Pappus in the reign of Diocletian (284–305); and the Suda has him a contemporary of Theon of Alexandria and flourishing in the reign of Theodosius (379–395). His surviving work provided and continues to provide points of departure for developments in the history of mathematics.
