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Hypatia [ of Alexandria ] 
Hypatia [ of Alexandria ]
Alexandria, Egypt
Hypatia of Alexandria died in 415 AD She was a philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, then part of the Eastern Roman Empire. She was a prominent thinker in Alexandria where she taught philosophy and astronomy.
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Hypatia edited the work On the Conics of Apollonius, which divided cones into different parts by a plane. This concept developed the ideas of hyperbolas, parabolas, and ellipses. With Hypatia's work on this important book, she made the concepts easier to understand, thus making the work survive through many centuries.
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Alexandria, Egypt
Hypatia of Alexandria died in 415 AD She was a philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, then part of the Eastern Roman Empire. She was a prominent thinker in Alexandria where she taught philosophy and astronomy.
JOINED: 9 months ago
HONORS:
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LAST 12 MONTHS: 1
AWARDED: 0
LAST ACTIVE: NEVER
Hypatia edited the work On the Conics of Apollonius, which divided cones into different parts by a plane. This concept developed the ideas of hyperbolas, parabolas, and ellipses. With Hypatia's work on this important book, she made the concepts easier to understand, thus making the work survive through many centuries.
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◄ Jo Leath ⊙3
[P7.2025.23] 08/06/2025
Honoured in order to draw attention to her life and her work and her influence, all of which were ignored for centuries.
[P7.2025.23] 08/06/2025
Honoured in order to draw attention to her life and her work and her influence, all of which were ignored for centuries.