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... 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 necessary to consider later along with the question of its authorship , is as ...
... 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 necessary to consider later along with the question of its authorship , is as ...
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... known ; thus , if so much had already been done in the domain which is represented for us exclusively by Diophantos , the composer of the epigram in question may well have lived a considerable time before Diophantos . It may be ...
... known ; thus , if so much had already been done in the domain which is represented for us exclusively by Diophantos , the composer of the epigram in question may well have lived a considerable time before Diophantos . It may be ...
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... known , and was still in common use at the time of Suidas , and yet was never mentioned by any one else whom we know : an inexplicable hypothesis . 1 Ερμογένη τὸν ἰατρὸν ὁ ἀστρολόγος Διόφαντος Εἶπε μόνους ζωῆς ἐννέα μῆνας ἔχειν ...
... known , and was still in common use at the time of Suidas , and yet was never mentioned by any one else whom we know : an inexplicable hypothesis . 1 Ερμογένη τὸν ἰατρὸν ὁ ἀστρολόγος Διόφαντος Εἶπε μόνους ζωῆς ἐννέα μῆνας ἔχειν ...
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... known to Montucla , who however draws an absurd conclusion from it ' which is repeated by Klügel in his Wörterbuch . The words of Theon which refer to Diophantos are καὶ Διόφαντός φησιν ὅτι , τῆς μονάδος ἀμεταθέτου οὔσης καὶ ἑστώσης ...
... known to Montucla , who however draws an absurd conclusion from it ' which is repeated by Klügel in his Wörterbuch . The words of Theon which refer to Diophantos are καὶ Διόφαντός φησιν ὅτι , τῆς μονάδος ἀμεταθέτου οὔσης καὶ ἑστώσης ...
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... known MSS . contain only six books , with the sole variation that in the Vatican MS . 200 the same text , which in the rest forms six books , is divided into seven . Not only do the MSS . practically agree in the external division of ...
... known MSS . contain only six books , with the sole variation that in the Vatican MS . 200 the same text , which in the rest forms six books , is divided into seven . Not only do the MSS . practically agree in the external division of ...
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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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