Diocles, mathematician
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23728111 |
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| Authors | Alexander Jones (0000-0002-1538-8410, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah21109 |
| OpenAlex | W4253636591 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Diocles was the author of a brief geometrical monograph that was known, at least as early as the sixth century CE , as On Burning Mirrors ( peri pyrion ), though the title may not have been original since it suits only the first part of the work.
Art · Art history · Mathematics education · Classics · History · History and Theory of Mathematics · Mathematics · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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