Karpos of Antioch
Karpos of Antioch was an ancient Greek astronomer and mathematician of the 1st or 2nd century AD.
He wrote a now lost work ( Astrologike pragmateia ), which is quoted in Proclus . There he asserts the priority of the visual evidence of constructions over the formal derivation of theorems. Since he is also called a mechanic there ( ancient Greek Μηχανικὀς ), it can be assumed that he was involved in the construction of astronomical instruments.
In addition, he dealt with the squaring of the circle . Its constructions are no longer comprehensible, but resemble the quadratrix of Hippias and the spiral of Archimedes .
literature
- Menso Folkerts : Karpos from Antiocheia. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 6, Metzler, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-476-01476-2 , Col. 294 f.
- Kurt von Fritz : Basic problems in the history of ancient science . Berlin 1971, p. 474f.
- Paul Kroh: Lexicon of ancient authors (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 366). Kröner, Stuttgart 1972, ISBN 3-520-36601-0 , p. 345.
- Alain Segonds: Carpos d'Antioche. In: Richard Goulet (ed.): Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques. Volume 2, CNRS Éditions, Paris 1994, ISBN 2-271-05195-9 , pp. 228-230
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Karpos of Antioch |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek astronomer and mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between 1st century BC BC and 2nd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | between 1st century and 3rd century |