Apollonius of Perga (Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος ὁ Περγαῖος) who lived from 240 BC to c. 190 BC, was a brilliant ancient Greek geometer and astronomer known for his work on conic sections. He was born in Perga, an ancient Greek city of Pamphylia, what is now Murtina, Turkey. Tragically, we know almost nothing from the life of this […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
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