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What was I famous for……………. He was a famous teacher of Mathematics and Astronomy Known for his commentaries written to his students who couldn’t understand.

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3 What was I famous for…………….

4 He was a famous teacher of Mathematics and Astronomy Known for his commentaries written to his students who couldn’t understand the geometrical proofs Those works included books such as “Ptolemy’s Almagest” and “The Works of Euclid” Father of another Greek, named Hypatia who was famous in her teachings as well

5 Other facts about me…….

6 Born on: Year of 335 Died: Year of 405 Observed a Solar Eclipse in Alexandria on June 16, 364 Also viewed a Lunar Eclipse in Alexandria on November 25, 364 Father of Hypatia Was the last head of the Museum at Alexandria Hypatia was found on the streets by Christian Monks, beaten, dragged to the church where she was mutilated by sharp tiles, and then her remains were burnt

7 And that is the end………

8 http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Theon.html http://www.answers.com/topic/theon-of-alexandria http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2000eaa..bookE4053.


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