Hermotimus of Colophon
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Hermotimus of Colophon | |
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Ερμότιμος | |
| Occupation | mathematician |
Hermotimus of Colophon[a] (born c. 325 BC[1]) was an Ancient Greek mathematician who lived and worked in Colophon.
Biography
[edit]He was born and lived in Colophon.
Career
[edit]Hermotimus of Colophon extended the work that had been done by Eudoxus and Theaetetus, made many discoveries in the Elements, and put together some material on the subject of Loci.[2][3]
Hermotimus was a contemporary of Euclid and collaborated with him on Elements, his seminal work.[4][3]
Bibliography
[edit]His major work is Elements, on which he has collaborated with Euclid.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ William Smith (ed.), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, vol. II, Boston: Little, Brown & Comp., 1867, p. 423
- ^ "Proclus and the history of geometry as far as Euclid".
- ^ a b "Rattibha".
- ^ a b "Do we know of any ancient 'Introduction to Mathematics' in Ancient Greece, besides "The Elements"?".
- ^ Ancient Greek: Ερμότιμος, romanized: Hermotimus.