Eudoxus of Cnidus
Also known as Eudoxus
Greek astronomer and mathematician (c.408–c.355 BC)
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Eudoxus of Cnidus was an ancient Greek mathematician and astronomer who lived around 408 to 355 BC and made important contributions to understanding how the heavens work and advancing mathematical theory. His work laid groundwork for later astronomy and mathematics, helping shape how people in the ancient world thought about the cosmos and geometric problems.
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- Born
- ca. 400 B.C.
- Died
- ca. 350 B.C.
- Works
- 2
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- Die Fragmente
- Die Fragmente des Eudoxos von Knidos
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- Place of birth
- Knidos
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Eudoxus of Cnidus (/ˈjuːdəksəs/; Ancient Greek: Εὔδοξος ὁ Κνίδιος, Eúdoxos ho Knídios; c. 390 – c. 340 BC) was an ancient Greek astronomer, mathematician, doctor, and lawmaker. He was a student of Archytas and Plato. All of his original works are lost, though some fragments are preserved in Hipparchus's Commentaries on the Phenomena of Aratus and Eudoxus. Spherics by Theodosius of Bithynia may be based on a work by Eudoxus.
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