Person: Aristaeus the Elder

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Aristaeus the Elder was a Greek mathematician who worked on conic sections.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born about 370 BC, Greece. Died about 300 BC.

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Ancient Greek, Origin Greece


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References

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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive