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Diocles (mathematician) - Wikipedia Although little is known about the life of Diocles, it is known that he was a contemporary of Apollonius and that he flourished sometime around the end of the 3rd century BC and the beginning of the 2nd century BC [1] Diocles is thought to be the first person to prove the focal property of the parabola His name is associated with the geometric curve called the Cissoid of Diocles, which was
Diocles | Athenian School, Hippocratic Writings, Mathematics | Britannica Diocles (born 4th century bc) was a philosopher and pioneer in medicine, among Greek physicians second only to Hippocrates in reputation and ability, according to tradition A resident of Athens, Diocles was the first to write medical treatises in Attic Greek rather than in the Ionic Greek customarily used for such writings; only fragments of his writings survive Usually regarded as the chief
Diocles of Carystus: The “Younger Hippocrates” of Greek Medicine Diocles lived during a time of great intellectual fever in ancient Greece, when the traditional ideas established by Hippocratic medicine were now being challenged and expanded upon by a new generation of thinkers Diocles was a part of this intellectual elite, and his own demonstrates how medicine, philosophy, and other disciplines were mixing and merging together to open new ways of thinking
Diocles of Carystus - Encyclopedia. com DIOCLES (fl ca 190 b c ) mathematics The few facts known about Diocles’ life are derived entirely from his one surviving work On Burning Mirrors (Π∊ρί πνρίων) His date can be determined approximately from his acquaintance with the mathematician Zenodorus, who is known to have lived in the early second century b c This date accords well with the terminology and treatment of
Diocles (mathematician) - Wikiwand Diocles was a Greek mathematician and geometer Diocles is thought to be the first person to prove the focal property of the parabola His name is associated with the geometric curve called the Cissoid of Diocles, which was used by Diocles to solve the problem of doubling the cube The curve was alluded to by Proclus in his commentary on Euclid and attributed to Diocles by Geminus as early as
Diocles - Wikipedia Diocles (mathematician) (c 240 BC–c 180 BC), Greek mathematician and geometer Diocles (mythology), one of the first priests of Demeter Diocles of Carystus (4th century BC), also known as Diocles Medicus, Greek physician Diocles of Cnidus (3rd or 2nd century BC), Greek philosopher who wrote a work quoted by Eusebius Diocles of Corinth, winner of the stadion race of the 13th Olympic Games in
Diocles of Carystus - Wikipedia Diocles of Carystus ( ˈdaɪ əkliːz ; Greek: Διοκλῆς ὁ Καρύστιος; Latin: Diocles Carystius; also known by the Latin name Diocles Medicus, i e "Diocles the physician"; c 375 BC – c 295 BC [citation needed]) was a well-regarded Greek physician, born in Carystus, a city on Euboea, Greece His significance was as a major thinker, practitioner, and writer of the fourth
Diocles (mythology) - Wikipedia In Greek mythology, Diocles (Ancient Greek: Διοκλῆς Dioklēs) may refer to: Diocles, king of Pherae as son of previous ruler Orsilochus He was possibly the brother of Medusa, wife of Polybus of Corinth [1] and Dorodoche, wife of Icarius of Sparta [2] Diocles was the father of the twins Orsilochus and Crethon, [3] and also of Anticleia, the mother of Nicomachus and Gorgasus by Machaon
Gaius Appuleius Diocles - Wikipedia Gaius Appuleius Diocles (104 – after 146 AD) was a Roman charioteer His existence and career are attested by two highly detailed contemporary inscriptions, used by modern historians to help reconstruct the likely conduct and techniques of chariot racing He has been described in some modern sources as the highest-paid athlete of all time [1]