Theodorus of Cyrene

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  • Theodorus of Cyrene — was a Greek mathematician of the 5th century BC who was admired by Plato (who mentions him in several of his works, most notably the Theatetus ) . Little is known about him; however, Plato attributes to him the first proof of the irrationality of …   Wikipedia

  • Theodorus the Atheist — Theodorus ( el. Θεόδωρος) the Atheist, of Cyrene, was a philosopher of the Cyrenaic school who lived around 300 BC. He lived in both Greece and Alexandria, before ending his days in his native city of Cyrene. As a Cyrenaic philosopher, he taught… …   Wikipedia

  • Cyrene — • A titular see of Northern Africa Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cyrene     Cyrene     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Theodorus, S. (43) — 43S. Theodorus, Ep. M. (4. Juli). Dieser hl. Bischof lebte und litt in der Landschaft Cyrene in Libyen während der Diocletianischen Verfolgumg. Er wurde wegen des Glaubens an Christus und für die heil. Bücher, welche er auszuliefern sich weigerte …   Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon

  • Spiral of Theodorus — In geometry, the spiral of Theodorus (also called square root spiral or Einstein spiral ) is a spiral composed of contiguous right triangles. It was first constructed by Theodorus of Cyrene.ConstructionThe spiral is started with an isosceles… …   Wikipedia

  • Théodore de Cyrène — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Théodore de Cyrène (homonymie) et Théodore. Théodore de Cyrène (Grèce, 465 à 398) est un mathématicien grec spécialiste en géométrie. Biographie Disciple de Protagoras, précepteur de Socrate et Platon et celui ci …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Nicoteles of Cyrene — (c. 250 BCE) was a Greek mathematician from Cyrene. He is mentioned in the preface to Book IV of the Conics of Apollonius, as criticising Conon concerning the maximum number of points with which a conic section can meet another conic section.… …   Wikipedia

  • Greek arithmetic, geometry and harmonics: Thales to Plato — Ian Mueller INTRODUCTION: PROCLUS’ HISTORY OF GEOMETRY In a famous passage in Book VII of the Republic starting at Socrates proposes to inquire about the studies (mathēmata) needed to train the young people who will become leaders of the ideal… …   History of philosophy

  • List of ancient Greeks — This an alphabetical list of ancient Greeks. These include ethnic Greeks and Greek language speakers from Greece and the Mediterranean world up to about 200 AD. compactTOCRelated articles NOTOC A*Acacius of Caesarea bishop of Caesarea… …   Wikipedia

  • Theodore — or Theodorus may refer to: Contents 1 As the name of a person 1.1 The name 1.2 Saints …   Wikipedia

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