Greek geometry wasn’t just math—it was an attempt to decode the universe. Its logic still powers rockets, bridges, and every ...

Greek mathematics is considered one of the great intellectual achievements of antiquity. It has been decisive to the academic and cultural development of Western civilization. The three Roman ...

Computers are working to solve an age-old geometry problem. Humans can’t “square the circle” by hand, which was proven in the 1800s. Computer solutions involve infinity, complexity, and some ...

WE have before us parts 6, 7 (?), of Dr. Allman's “Greek Geometry from Thales to Euclid,”1 in which we are brought almost into touch with Euclid. There is then but little wanting to complete ...

GREEK geometry passed through several stages from its inception to its highest development in the hands of Archimedes and Apollonius of Perga. The geometry which Thales brought from Egypt early in ...

Ancient Greek Geometry. The ancient Greeks excelled at geometry, placing special emphasis on constructions created with a compass and straightedge.

The ancient Greeks were incredibly talented mathematicians—but they rarely used numbers in their math. Their particular specialty, geometry, dances around actual quantities, focusing on higher ...

Babylonians used applied geometry centuries before Greeks A new study on an artifact dating back some 3,700 years revealed how advanced mathematic calculations were used for measuring purposes in ...

According to the volume, "The Conics of Apollonius (c. 2.00 BCE) was one of the most profound works of ancient Greek ...

Computers are working to solve an age-old geometry problem. Humans can’t “square the circle” by hand, which was proven in the 1800s. Computer solutions involve infinity, complexity, and some ...