Lukol Directory: Society: Philosophy: Philosophers: H: Hippias

Hippias of Elis Concise scholarly biography of this discoverer of the quadratrix, from the MacTutor History of Mathematics. http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~histor... Hippias Wikipedia entry on this ancient polymath, including some material from the 1911 Britannica. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippias Hippias Biography Constructed from excerpts from various of Plato's dialogues which mention this Sophist. http://www.cnu.edu/academics/phil/carr/Hip... Hippias Brief article on this early Sophist, from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/h/hippias.... Hippias's Quadratrix Some brief notes on Hippias' attempt to square the circle using this curve, "a pictorial representation of the irrationality of pi." http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/GreekScience/... Related Topics: Science: Math: Geometry Society: Philosophy: History of Philosophy: Ancient: Sophism Society: Philosophy: Philosophers: S: Socrates

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