Philo of Gadara
Philo of Gadara ( Greek Φίλων , 2nd century) was an ancient Greek mathematician and came from one of the cities called Gadara .
Philo was the teacher of Sporus from Nikaia and improved the approximation for Pi from Archimedes . This information, which comes from Sporos, was handed down by Eutokios in his commentary on Archimedes' measurement of the circle . No further information is known about Philon.
literature
- Gregor Damschen : Philon 15. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 9, Metzler, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-476-01479-7 , Sp. 857.
- Jürgen Mau : Philon 11th In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 4, Stuttgart 1972, Col. 776.
Remarks
- ^ Johan Ludvig Heiberg : Archimedis opera omnia cum commentariis Eutocii. Volume 3. 2nd edition. Teubner, Leipzig 1915, p. 258.
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| SURNAME | Philo of Gadara |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Philo of Gadara |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek ancient mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century or 2nd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd century |