Hippasus — of Metapontum ( el. Ίππασος), b. c. 500 B.C. in Magna Graecia, was a Greek philosopher. He was a disciple of Pythagoras. To Hippasus (or Hippasos) is attributed the discovery of the existence of irrational numbers. More specifically, he is… … Wikipedia
HIPPASUS — Metapontinus, auditor Pythagorae, vir doctissimus nihil scripsit. Musicus quoque excellens. Theon. Smyrn. Mathem. l. 2. c. 12. Omnia ex igne creari dixit. Sunt quidam, qui eum tractatum de religione sub Pythagorae nomine edidisse ferant, ipsi… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Hippasus (mythology) — In Greek mythology, Hippasus is the name of nine characters.*Hippasus, father of Hippomedon, by the nymph Ocyrrhoe, and also of Charops, Socus, Agelaus, and Pammon. [Quintus Smyrnaeus. The Fall of Troy ,… … Wikipedia
Hippasus of Metapontum — (6th c. BC) The member of the school of Pythagoras credited with having discovered irrational numbers. According to one legend the discovery was made during a voyage, and Hippasus was then either divinely punished by shipwreck, or perhaps thrown… … Philosophy dictionary
Hippasus de Métaponte — Hippase de Métaponte Hippase de Métaponte (vers 460 avant J.C.) était un philosophe et mathématicien grec pythagoricien. Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Doctrine 2.1 Cosmologie … Wikipédia en Français
Hippasus of Metapontum — ▪ Greek philosopher flourished c. 500 BC philosopher, early follower of Pythagoras, coupled by Aristotle with Heraclitus (Heracleitus) in identifying fire as the first element in the universe. Some traditions say that he was drowned after… … Universalium
Hippasus of Metapontum — See Greek arithmetic, geometry and harmonics … History of philosophy
Ceyx (father of Hippasus) — Not to be confused with Ceyx, husband of Alcyone. See also Ceyx (disambiguation). In Greek mythology, Ceyx was a king of Trachis in Thessaly. He received Herakles[1], and Herakles s sons later fled to him.[2] Some accounts make him Amphitryon s… … Wikipedia
Greek arithmetic, geometry and harmonics: Thales to Plato — Ian Mueller INTRODUCTION: PROCLUS’ HISTORY OF GEOMETRY In a famous passage in Book VII of the Republic starting at Socrates proposes to inquire about the studies (mathēmata) needed to train the young people who will become leaders of the ideal… … History of philosophy
Square root of 2 — The square root of 2, also known as Pythagoras constant, often denoted by:sqrt{2} or √2but can also be written as:2^{1/2},,is the positive real number that, when multiplied by itself, gives the number 2. Its numerical value approximated to 65… … Wikipedia
