Person: Menelaus Of Alexandria

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Menelaus was one of the later Greek geometers who applied spherical geometry to astronomy. He is best known for the so-called Menelaus's theorem.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born about 70, (possibly) Alexandria, Egypt. Died about 130.

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African, Analysis, Ancient Arab, Ancient Greek, Ancient Indian, Astronomy, Geometry, Origin Egypt, Puzzles And Problems


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