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Pappus of Alexandria
Pappus of Alexandria was a Greek mathematician of late antiquity known for his Synagoge (Συναγωγή) or Collection, and for Pappus's hexagon theorem in projective geometry. Almost nothing is known about his life except for what can be found in his own writings, many of which are lost. Pappus apparently lived in Alexandria, where he worked as a mathematics teacher to higher level students, one of who…
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science · 4th-century Greek mathematician (c. 290–350) · mathematician · astronomer · also Pappus of Alexandria, Pappus, Pappos of Alexandria, Alexandria
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