KnowraPappus of AlexandriaLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to Pappus of Alexandria, each with the reason it gives.All 8Related 8EuclidRelated: Pappus preserves later traditions about Euclid’s teaching and the mathematical culture of Alexandria.Greek mathematicsRelated: His commentary transmitted methods and results from the classical Greek tradition.DiophantusRelated: Pappus is a nearby witness to the later Greek mathematical culture that preserved earlier works.Theon of AlexandriaRelated: Pappus represents the Alexandrian mathematical tradition Theon helped carry forward.Pappus's centroid theoremRelated: The volume theorem is traditionally associated with his geometric work.Pappus's hexagon theoremRelated: The theorem bears his name through its appearance in the geometric tradition associated with him.PandrosionRelated: His criticism is the principal surviving source for Pandrosion’s method.Pappus's area theoremRelated: The area theorem bears his name, though its historical attribution is not straightforward.