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 ...

In the history of ideas and popular imagination geometry is associated with the ancient Greeks. Long after calculus and algebra have fled the mental nest, the Pythagorean theorem continues to linger.

In the 6th century BCE, the Greek alphabet used 24 letters. To make numbers, the Greeks added three more symbols ( accounts differ as to whether these were resurrected older letters or newly designed ...

Greek Geometry from Thales to Euclid. By Dr. G. J. Allman. (Dublin: Hodges, 1889.) Nature - Greek Geometry from Thales to Euclid. Skip to main content. Thank you for visiting nature.com.

In his work The Histories, ancient Greek historian Herodotus wrote that the Greeks borrowed much of their knowledge, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 mathematics. The work deals with the theory of ellipses, parabolas, and ...

The Parthenon shows how brilliantly the Greeks had mastered geometric principles. They saw mathematics as a means to understand the Divine.