Pappus of Alexandria

Dietmar Herrmann ()

Chapter Chapter 22 in Ancient Mathematics, 2022, pp 377-393 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Pappos (Παπποϛ ο Αλεξανδρευϛ) lived approximately 300 BC and probably worked in Alexandria. The determination of his life data is difficult, as there are hardly any comments from later generations. He himself states that he observed the eclipse of 18 October 320 BC. The attribution of the eclipse is carried out by A. Rome; the almost total eclipse of 346 would also have been possible. Pappus would certainly have reported this experience.

Date: 2022
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-662-66494-0_22

Ordering information: This item can be ordered from
http://www.springer.com/9783662664940

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-66494-0_22

Access Statistics for this chapter

More chapters in Springer Books from Springer
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().