Eudoxus of Cnidus

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Eudoxus of Cnidus was an ancient Greek mathematician and astronomer renowned for developing the method of exhaustion and an influential geometric model of planetary motion.

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instanceOf Greek philosopher
ancient Greek astronomer
ancient Greek mathematician
geometer
associatedWith Athens
Cnidus
linked to: Knidos

Cyzicus
birthPlace Asia Minor
Caria
Cnidus
linked to: Knidos
citizenship Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
contributedTo foundations of real number theory (via proportion theory)
described planetary motions using concentric spheres
developed method of exhaustion
theory of proportion used in Euclid's Elements Book V
educatedAt Plato's Academy
linked to: Academy of Athens
era Classical Greece
fieldOfWork astronomy
geometry
mathematics
philosophy
floruit 4th century BCE
influenced Apollonius of Perga
Aristotle
Euclid
Hellenistic astronomy
Hipparchus
development of Greek mathematical rigor
influencedBy Plato
Pythagorean school
linked to: Pythagoreanism
knownFor geometric model of planetary motion
homocentric spheres model
method of exhaustion
theory of proportion
work in astronomy
work in geometry
legacy provided rigorous basis for Euclidean geometry via proportion theory
proposed homocentric spheres system for planets
studentOf Archytas
Philistion of Locri
Plato
taughtAt Cnidus
linked to: Knidos

Cyzicus
used geometric methods in astronomy
worksKnownFrom reports by later authors such as Aristotle
reports by later authors such as Euclid
wroteAbout astronomy
ethics
geography
geometry

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Archimedes influencedBy Eudoxus of Cnidus
Academy of Athens (ancient) notableStudent Eudoxus of Cnidus
subject linked to: Academy of Athens
Knidos associatedWithPerson Eudoxus of Cnidus