Apollonius of Perga was an ancient Greek geometer and astronomer known for his work on conic sections. Beginning from the earlier contributions of Euclid and Archimedes on the topic, he brought them to the state prior to the invention of analytic... Wikipedia
Born: 240 BC, Perge Ancient City, Türkiye
Died: Alexandria, Egypt
Known for: Conics; Problem of Apollonius; Apollonian circles; Circles of Apollonius
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