Greek mathematics is considered one of the great intellectual achievements of antiquity. It has been decisive to the academic and cultural development of Western civilization. The three Roman authors ...

Computers are working to solve an age-old geometry problem. Humans can’t “square the circle” by hand, which was proven in the 1800s. Computer solutions involve infinity, complexity, and some ...

He was the mathematician who ran through the streets shouting “Eureka!” — but that was only a glimpse of his genius.

Carl Sagan explained the thought process of the ancient Greek scientist Eratosthenes, who determined the circumference of the ...

What does it mean, when a bank takes a 21% haircut on its Greek debt? With the release of Deutsche Bank’s (DB) results yesterday we have an interesting case in point: the bank took an impairment ...

ChatGPT, the AI chatbot, appeared to improvise and make human-like mistakes when tackling a 2,400-year-old math problem, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Cambridge and ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper is a contribution to our understanding of the technical concept of given in Greek mathematical texts. By working through ...

WERE this book only for the mathematician it would be no book for me; but it is a great deal more. It is for all who care for the historical aspect of science; it is for all lovers of Greek, for ...