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- MENAECHMUSPhilosophus Platonicus Proconnesius, Eudoxi auditor; vixit temporibus Platonis. Item historicus Sicyonius. Voss. Hist. Graec. l. 1. c. 11.
Hofmann J. Lexicon universale. 1698.
Hofmann J. Lexicon universale. 1698.
Menaechmus — There is also a Menaechmus in Plautus play, The Menaechmi. Menaechmus (Greek: Μέναιχμος, 380–320 BC) was an ancient Greek mathematician and geometer born in Alopeconnesus in the Thracian Chersonese, who was known for his friendship with the… … Wikipedia
Menaechmus — ▪ Greek mathematician born c. 380 BC, Alopeconnesus, Asia Minor [now Turkey] died c. 320, Cyzicus? [modern Kapidaği Yarimadasi, Turkey] Greek mathematician and friend of Plato who is credited with discovering the conic sections (conic… … Universalium
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