The lost works of an ancient Greek mathematician, Apollonius, have been discovered by scientists. Apollonius of Perga was known as "The Great Geometer," according to a Liberty University publication. ...

When it comes to chronicling the past, it seems there are basically two ways discoveries are made: either they’re the result ...

In Pythagoras' harmony of the spheres, celestial bodies follow mathematical proportions that correspond to musical intervals.

A Classics student is trying to reconstruct the history of geometrical and mathematical diagrams by examining copies and translations of Elements, the ancient work of Greek mathematician Euclid.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year—for mathematicians, anyway. Pi Day is Friday, March 14. The relatively new holiday is a celebration of the mathematical calculation pi, or the infinite number ...

Scholars found two lost books by Apollonius, the ancient Greek mathematician known as the Great Geometer. The works were ...

PRIME numbers may have been studied for over 2000 years, but there is always something new to learn. A method for finding primes first devised by the ancient Greek mathematician Eratosthenes in 240 BC ...