Diocles (mathematician)
Diocles (* around 240 BC in Carystus , Euboea , † around 180 BC) was an ancient Greek mathematician . He invented around 200 BC BC the cissoids to solve the problem of doubling the cube . In another publication he dealt with burning mirrors .
Web links
- Literature by and about Diocles in the catalog of the German National Library
- John J. O'Connor, Edmund F. Robertson : Diocles. In: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive .
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SURNAME | Diocles |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek mathematician |
DATE OF BIRTH | around 240 BC Chr. |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Carystus , Euboea |
DATE OF DEATH | around 180 BC Chr. |