Lost manuscripts written by the famous Greek mathematician Apollonius of Perga were discovered in the Netherlands. The ancient finds are located at Leiden University Libraries.

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The manuscript had been forgotten in the library, part of a collection acquired by Dutch Orientalist and mathematician Jacob ...

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The story, first mentioned by Lucian of Samosata in the 2nd century CE and later popularized by writers like Anthemius of ...

Apollonius is far from the only ancient scholar whose work was saved by the medieval Islamic tradition: “we generally recognize that we have Greek texts today because of the Arab ‘hold’ on these texts ...

Scientists say that the two lost, but extremely important books by Apollonius, the Greek mathematician known to the ancient ...

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Credit: Public domain Ancient Greek mathematicians, including Pythagoras and his followers, knew the constant relationship between radius and circumference. Pi shows up in the sacred geometry of ...

A scientific study with important implications for archaeology in Britain and France was published last week. Using ancient DNA analysis and testing, a team led by Dr Lara Cassidy and Professor Daniel ...