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... gives us no clue . It is Διοφάντου Αλεξανδρέως Αριθμ ητικών βιβλία ιγ . Now Διοφάντου may be the Genitive of either Διόφαντος οι Διοφάντης . We learn however from this title that he lived at Alexandria . ( 2 ) In Suidas under the ...
... gives us no clue . It is Διοφάντου Αλεξανδρέως Αριθμ ητικών βιβλία ιγ . Now Διοφάντου may be the Genitive of either Διόφαντος οι Διοφάντης . We learn however from this title that he lived at Alexandria . ( 2 ) In Suidas under the ...
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... give the only facts which are known of his personal history , and which can be gathered from an arithmetical epigram upon Diophantos . This epigram , the probable date of which it will be ... gives 84 as 2 DIOPHANTOS OF ALEXANDRIA .
... give the only facts which are known of his personal history , and which can be gathered from an arithmetical epigram upon Diophantos . This epigram , the probable date of which it will be ... gives 84 as 2 DIOPHANTOS OF ALEXANDRIA .
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... gives 84 as the age at which Diophantos died . His boyhood lasted 14 years , his beard grew at 21 , he married at 33 ; a son was born to him 5 years later and died at the age of 42 , when his father was 80 years old . Diophantos ' own ...
... gives 84 as the age at which Diophantos died . His boyhood lasted 14 years , his beard grew at 21 , he married at 33 ; a son was born to him 5 years later and died at the age of 42 , when his father was 80 years old . Diophantos ' own ...
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... give a date for Hypsikles which would agree with that drawn from Fabricius ' conjecture ; but it is not possible to regard either piece of evidence as in any way trustworthy , even if it were not contradicted by the evidence before ...
... give a date for Hypsikles which would agree with that drawn from Fabricius ' conjecture ; but it is not possible to regard either piece of evidence as in any way trustworthy , even if it were not contradicted by the evidence before ...
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... gives us the only facts we know of Dio- phantos ' life . If we only knew the exact date of the author of this epigram , our difficulties would be much lessened . It is commonly assigned to Metrodoros , but even then we are not sure ...
... gives us the only facts we know of Dio- phantos ' life . If we only knew the exact date of the author of this epigram , our difficulties would be much lessened . It is commonly assigned to Metrodoros , but even then we are not sure ...
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Abu'l-Wafa Algebra Alkarkhi Arabian Arithmetics Assume Ave Maria Lane Ax² Bachet Bombelli C. J. CLAY Cambridge University Press CLAY & SONS coefficients College commentary condition Cossali Crown 8vo cube Demy 8vo difference Diophantos edition Editor English equal Fellow Fermat final sigma find a right-angled find three numbers find two numbers fraction given number given ratio gives Greek Hence hypotenuse Hypsikles indeterminate equations LL.D Maximus Planudes mentioned method Mohammed ibn Mūsā multiplied Nesselmann Nikomachos notation Notes phantos Polygonal Numbers Porisms problem Professor quadratic Regiomontanus remark required number result right-angled triangle roots side solution solved square number St John's College subtract Suidas symbol Tannery term Theon of Alexandria third translation treatise Trinity College University of Cambridge University Press Warehouse unknown quantity whence words write Xylander δὲ εἰς ἐν καὶ τὰ τὸ τοῦ τῶν
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