Person: Theon Of Smyrna

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Theon was a Greek philosopher who described how prime numbers, geometrical numbers such as squares, progressions, music and astronomy are interrelated.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born about AD 70, Smyrna (now Izmir), Turkey. Died about AD 135.

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Ancient Greek, Astronomy, Geometry, Origin Turkey, Physics

Epochs: 1


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References

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