Sir Thomas Little Heath (October 5, 1861 - March 16, 1940) was a British civil servant, mathematician, classical scholar, historian of ancient Greek mathematics, translator, and mountaineer. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of Mathematics. "Classical literature" redirects here For literature in Classical languages outside the Graeco-Roman sphere see Ancient literature. See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it Greek mathematics, as that term is used in this article is the Mathematics written in Greek, developed from the 6th century BC to the 5th century “Alpinist” redirects here See also Alpinist (magazine Mountaineering is the Sport, Hobby or Profession of He translated works of Euclid of Alexandria, Apollonius of Perga, Aristarchus of Samos, and Archimedes of Syracuse into English. Euclid ( Greek:.) fl 300 BC also known as Euclid of Alexandria, is often referred to as the Father of Geometry Aristarchus (Ἀρίσταρχος 310 BC - ca 230 BC) was a Greek Astronomer and Mathematician, born on the island of Archimedes of Syracuse ( Greek:) ( c. 287 BC – c 212 BC was a Greek mathematician, Physicist, Engineer Syracuse (Siracusa Sicilian: Sarausa, Classical Greek: / transliterated Syrakousai) is a historic City in English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States
It is primarily through Heath's translations that modern English-speaking readers are aware of what Archimedes did. His translation of the celebrated Archimedes Palimpsest, however, had lacunae that scholars hope to fill in by modern scientific methods not available in Heath's time. The Archimedes Palimpsest is a Palimpsest on Parchment in the form of a Codex which originally was a copy of an otherwise unknown work of the ancient A lacuna is a gap in a Manuscript, Inscription, text painting or a musical work
When Heath's Works of Archimedes was published in 1897, the Archimedes Palimpsest had not been extensively explored. Its significance was not recognized until 1906, when it was examined by the Danish professor Johan Ludvig Heiberg. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Johan Ludvig Heiberg (1854&ndash1928 was a Danish Philologist and Historian. The palimpsest contained an extended version of Stomachion, and a treatise entitled The Method of Mechanical Theorems that had previously been thought lost. Ostomachion is a mathematical treatise attributed to Archimedes. These works have therefore been the focus of research by modern scholars.
Translations and other works
Note: Only first editions are listed - many of these titles have been reprinted several times.
- Diophantus of Alexandria: a Study in the History of Greek Algebra (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1885)
- Apollonius of Perga: Treatise on Conic Sections (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1896)
- Archimedes: Works (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1897)
- Euclid The thirteen books of Euclid's Elements (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1908)
- Aristarchus of Samos, the Ancient Copernicus Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1913)
- A History of Greek Mathematics (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1921)
- A Manual of Greek Mathematics (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1931)
- Greek Astronomy (London: J. Diophantus of Alexandria ( Greek: b between 200 and 214 d between 284 and 298 AD sometimes called "the father of Algebra " a title some claim should Archimedes of Syracuse ( Greek:) ( c. 287 BC – c 212 BC was a Greek mathematician, Physicist, Engineer Euclid ( Greek:.) fl 300 BC also known as Euclid of Alexandria, is often referred to as the Father of Geometry Euclid's Elements ( Greek:) is a mathematical and geometric Treatise consisting of 13 books written by the Greek Aristarchus (Ἀρίσταρχος 310 BC - ca 230 BC) was a Greek Astronomer and Mathematician, born on the island of M. Dent & Sons, 1932)
- Mathematics in Aristotle (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1949)
External links
- Online texts of Heath's books
- A History of Greek Mathematics: vol. 2
- The Works of Archimedes
- Diophantus Of Alexandria: A Study In The History Of Greek Algebra
- The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements: vol. 1, vol. 2, vol. 3
- About T. L. Heath
- O'Connor, John J. & Robertson, Edmund F. , “Thomas Little Heath”, MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
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