Menelaus of Alexandria: Quick Facts

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Flourished	c.1 - 100
Notable Works	“Sphaerica”
Subjects Of Study	sphere • spherical triangle

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Map of the Greco-Roman world highlighting the birthplaces of notable ancient mathematicians, marked with the pi symbol and labeled with their names. Cities such as Athens, Alexandria, Syracuse, and Miletus are shown around the Mediterranean, with modern country boundaries outlined. An inset provides detail for the region of Greece and western Anatolia.

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Euclid

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Diophantus

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Eudoxus of Cnidus

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Apollonius of Perga

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Heron of Alexandria

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Zeno of Elea

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Archytas of Tarentum

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Maximus Planudes

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Constantin Carathéodory

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Conon of Samos

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