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Hypatia: Mathematician, Inventor, and Philosopher(Signature Lives: Ancient World)

Hypatia: Mathematician, Inventor, and Philosopher(Signature Lives: Ancient World)


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Hypatia was a brilliant philosopher and mathematician in the late 300s and early 400s, when Christians feuded with pagans. Born to the last director of the Library of Alexandria, she grew up with knowledge of the sciences at her fingertips. Known for her beauty as well as her intellect, Hypatia tutored both pagan and Christian pupils in her own home. Dubbed a pagan, she became the target of an outraged Christian mob, turning her into a pagan martyr.

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The few facts about Hypatia have been expanded by repetition and placing them in the context of her time. Her father is known but not her mother. She was born about 350 to 370 in Alexandria when Christianity was actively promoted by Archbishop Theophilus against Neo-Platonists and pagans. Hypatia was known as a philosopher, mathematician, and teacher. She espoused no religion. "Instead, she believed in the power of rational thought and the idea that the laws of nature can be learned from observation and experimentation." Since astronomers could foretell when eclipses would take place, scientists and mathematicians were equated with soothsayers. When the Roman emperor decreed that all symbols of false gods could be destroyed, the Serapeum, a center of learning but also a temple to Serapis, was torn down by a mob led by Theophilus. After he died, he was succeeded by his nephew Cyril who was even more zealous. He spread rumors that Hypatia was involved in witchcraft. Subsequently, she was murdered by a mob of angry Christians. Sidebars add interest, along with illustrations with captions in barely readable pink print. A time line of her life and corresponding world events, capsules of facts, lists of further resources, a glossary, chapter notes, bibliography, and an index are included. This is one of the "Signature Lives" series of Ancient Greece.-- "Children's Literature"


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  • ISBN-13: 9780756537609
  • Publisher: Compass Point Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Compass Point Books
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 112
  • Series Title: Signature Lives: Ancient World
  • Sub Title: Mathematician, Inventor, and Philosopher
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0756537606
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 2008
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 14 mm
  • Weight: 21 gr


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