Mathematician:Apollonius of Perga

Mathematician
Ancient Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος, also known (in the Latin form) as Pergaeus.

Greek geometer and astronomer best known for his work on conic sections, in which he uses techniques in analytic geometry which anticipated the work of.

Greatly influential, he provided the names of the ellipse, parabola and hyperbola.

Not to be confused with the philosopher Apollonius of Tyana (1st century CE), the fictional Apollonius of Tyre, or several other notable figures called Apollonius from that era.

Nationality
Greek

History

 * Born: c. 262 BCE, Perga, Pamphylia, Greek Ionia (now Murtina, Antalya, Turkey)
 * Died: c. 190 BCE, Alexandria, Egypt

Theorems and Topics

 * Apollonius's Theorem (also known as Stewart's Theorem)
 * Problem of Apollonius
 * Circles of Apollonius

Books and Papers

 * c. 230 BCE:  (also known as Conic Sections)
 * Λόγου ἀποτομή, De Rationis Sectione ("Cutting of a Ratio")
 * Χωρίου ἀποτομή, De Spatii Sectione ("Cutting of an Area")
 * Διωρισμένη τομή, De Sectione Determinata ("Determinate Section")
 * Ἐπαφαί, De Tactionibus ("Tangencies"), in which the Problem of Apollonius is discussed
 * Νεύσεις, De Inclinationibus ("Inclinations")
 * Τόποι ἐπίπεδοι, De Locis Planis ("Plane Loci")

Other works
These works are referred to by other ancient writers, but are now believed lost:
 * Περὶ τοῦ πυρίου (On the Burning-Glass), which probably explored the focal properties of the parabola
 * Περὶ τοῦ κοχλίου (On the Cylindrical Helix) (mentioned by );
 * A comparison of the dodecahedron and the icosahedron inscribed in the same sphere
 * Ἡ καθόλου πραγματεία, on the general principles of mathematics, probably discussing possible improvements to
 * Ὠκυτόκιον (Quick Bringing-to-birth), in which, according to, demonstrates how to find a better approximation to pi than managed
 * A work describing a system for working on large numbers, supposedly more accessible than ' (reported by )
 * A work on the theory of irrationals, expanding that discussed in Book $\text X$ of (reported by ).

Critical View

 * He who understands and  will admire less the achievements of the foremost men of later times.