Mechanics and Mathematics in Ancient Greece

Autor:	Giuseppe Ruta, Danilo Capecchi
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	mechanics mathematics natural philosophy Aristotle Euclid
Zdroj:	Encyclopedia. 2:140-150
ISSN:	2673-8392
DOI:	10.3390/encyclopedia2010010
Popis:	This entry presents an overview on how mechanics in Greece was linked to geometry. In ancient Greece, mechanics was about lifting heavy bodies, and mathematics almost coincided with geometry. Mathematics interconnected with mechanics at least from the 5th century BCE and became dominant in the Hellenistic period. The contributions by thinkers such as Aristotle, Euclid, and Archytas on fundamental problems such as that of the lever are sketched. This entry can be the starting point for a deeper investigation on the connections of the two disciplines through the ages until our present day.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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