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Eudoxus of Cnidus (410 or 408 BC – 355 or 347 BC) was a Greek astronomer, mathematician, scholar and student of Plato. Since all his own works are lost, our knowledge of him is obtained from secondary sources, such as Aratus's poem on astronomy. Theodosius of Bithynia's Sphaerics may be based on a work of Eudoxus. From Wikipedia under the
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Kowsheek Mahmood Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:06:00 GM early thoughts in greek astronomy originated from renowned philosophers like plato or . eudoxus of cnidus. , the ideas of whom were concretely established later by aristotle (384bc-322bc). aristotle was one of the most eminent thinkers. ... i am a scorpio
MAHLOSANE Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:21:00 GM about 370 bc the astronomer . eudoxus of cnidus. explained observed motions by the supposition that a huge sphere bearing the stars on its inner surface revolved around the earth, rotating daily. in addition, to account for solar, lunar, ... Mathematics
Stoyan Elinov Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:24:00 GM 410BC - 355BC . Eudoxus of Cnidus. - invented proportion and devised the method of exhaustions - one form of the idea of limits which he applied in geometry. His works are lost. Sources: Aratus - poem on astronomy, Theodosius of Bithynia - ... From Google Blog Search: "Eudoxus of Cnidus" exploringsaturnint jpg
202px x 200px | 21.30kB [source page] Some of the views of early astronomers sound very strange today These include that of the Greek Eudoxus of Cnidus who alexander jpg
316px x 230px | 8.80kB [source page] and wrong but only to make them believe since I take it he could not in a short while instruct such a mass of people in matters so important Alexander the Great Alexander the Great In the year 367 BC at the age of seventeen Aristotle had become a member of Plato s Academy while Eudoxus of Cnidus was its head And though Aristotle probably did cirhex gif
320px x 377px | 3.60kB [source page] of sides are both inscribed and circumscribed in the circle Assuming Proposition 2 does not hold will lead to the contratiction that the result must be false for the polygons also Proof of Proposition 2 Let a and A d and D be the repectively diameters of the circles Suppose that From Yahoo Image Search: "Eudoxus of Cnidus"
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Eudoxus of Cnidus
Eudoxus of Cnidus
Eudoxus of Cnidus