Person: Pollio, Marcus Vitruvius

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Marcus Vitruvius Pollio was a Roman who wrote an influential early work on Architecture.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born about 85 BC, possibly Fundi, Campania (now Italy). Died about 20 BC, Italy.

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Ancient Greek, Astronomy, Geometry, Origin Italy, Physics, Special Numbers And Numerals


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