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Technology illustration of four solutions to the Problem of Apollonius
Magazine article from: Mathematics and Computer Education; 4/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...149] calls Euclid, Archimedes and Apollonius "the three mathematical giants of the third century B.C.". Apollonius' fame comes from his extensive work...problems, now known as the Problem of Apollonius, which calls for "constructing...
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Hyers-Ulam-Rassias stability of the Apollonius type quadratic mapping in non--Archimedean spaces.
Magazine article from: Tamsui Oxford Journal of Mathematical Sciences; 12/15/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...2] (4) holds, and is called the Apollonius' identity. The following functional...called a quadratic functional equation of Apollonius type, and each solution of the functional...is said to be a quadratic mapping of Apollonius type. The quadratic functional equation...
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Apollonius of Tyre in its manuscript context: an issue of marriage.
Magazine article from: Philological Quarterly; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; The romance of Apollonius of Tyre was "throughout the Middle...seems likely that the translation of Apollonius in MS 201 was copied from another...MS 201, in which the Old English Apollonius is now uniquely extant, is a composite...
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Beginning from Apollo: Studies in Apollonius Rhodius and the Argonautic Tradition.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 5/1/2006; 477 words
; 904291629X Beginning from Apollo; studies in Apollonius Rhodius and the Argonautic tradition. Fransum Colloquium...topic for the 2003 meeting was the third-century BC poet Apollonius Rhodius, who wrote the epic Argonautica, and a number...
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Spellbinding Performance: Poet as Witch in Theocritus' Second Idyll and Apollonius' Argonautica.
Magazine article from: Helios; 3/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Hellenistic poems should be regarded as poet-figures: Simaetha in Theocritus' Idyll 2, and Medea in Apollonius' Argonaulica. Theocritus and Apollonius use the performing female voice of the witch to suggest a kind of performance context and an authenticity...
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Ancient Epic Poetry: Homer, Apollonius, Virgil, with a Chapter on the Gilgamesh Poems (reprint, 1993).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 5/1/2006; 453 words
; 9780865166073 Ancient epic poetry; Homer, Apollonius, Virgil; with a chapter on the Gilgamesh poems. (reprint, 1993) Beye, Charles Rowan. Bolchazy-Carducci Pub. 2006 313...
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Ancient Epic Poetry.(Ancient Epic Poetry: Homer, Apollonius, Virgil, with a Chapter on the Gilgamesh Poems)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin Bookwatch; 3/1/2006; 501 words
; ...www.bolchazy.com Distinguished Professor of Classics Emeritus Charles Rowan Beye presents Ancient Epic Poetry: Homer, Apollonius, Virgil With A Chapter On The Gilgamesh Poems, an informative and interpretive introduction to classic epic poetry written...
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Miracle and Magic: A Study in the Acts of the Apostles and the Life of Apollonius of Tyana
Magazine article from: Journal of Biblical Literature; 1/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; Miracle and Magic: A Study in the Acts of the Apostles and the Life of Apollonius of Tyana, by Andy M. Reimer. JSNTSup 235. London: Sheffield Aeademic Press, 2002. Pp. xviii + 277. $110.00. In recent...
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Euler's quadrilateral theorem and its connection to Apollonius theorem
Magazine article from: Mathematics and Computer Education; 10/1/2002; ; 347 words
; [Reference] REFERENCES [Reference] 1. Ali R. Amir-Moez and J. D. Hamilton, "A Generalized Parallelogram Law", Mathematics Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 88, 89 (1976). 2. Lucas N. H. Bunt, Phillip S. Jones, and Jack D. Bedient, The Historical Roots of Elementary Mathematics, Dover Publications Inc.,
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The Argonautika.(Review)
Magazine article from: New Criterion; 3/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...English version of the Argonautica of Apollonius Rhodius had to rely on R. C. Seaton...will be the standard English version of Apollonius for many years to come. The fleece...complex and serious literary motive in Apollonius's fabulous epic. Apollonius, Green...
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Apollonius of Perga
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Apollonius of Perga The Greek mathematician Apollonius of Perga (active 210 B.C.) was known as the "Great...and astronomy. Very little is known about the life of Apollonius, the last great mathematician of antiquity. He was born...
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Apollonius of Tyana
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Apollonius of Tyana A Neo-Pythagorean philosopher...reputation for magical powers. The Life of Apollonius of Tyana, written by Philostratus at...existed. Born at Tyana in Asia Minor, Apollonius was contemporary with Christ. He was...
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Apollonius of Tralles
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Apollonius of Tralles see Farnese Bull .
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Apollonius
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Apollonius , in the books of the Maccabees. 1 Governor of Coele-Syria and Phoenicia for Seleucus IV. He oppressed the Jews and was killed by Judas Maccabaeus. 2 Governor of Coele-Syria under Alexander Balas.
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Apollonius Rhodius
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Apollonius Rhodius , fl. 3d cent. BC, epic poet of Alexandria and Rhodes. He became librarian at Alexandria. His extant work, the Argonautica, is a Homeric imitation in four books on the story of the Argonaut heroes.
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