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1578 Stephanus edition of Plato Volume 3, pp. 32–33, of the 1578 Stephanus edition of Plato, showing a passage of Timaeus with the Latin translation and notes of Jean de Serres
Latin Timaeus translation Medieval manuscript of Calcidius' Latin translation of Plato's Timaeus. In the late sixteenth century, this manuscript belonged to Leiden University professor Daniel Heinsius who gave it to his son Nicholas. Nicholas, whose signature appears on the manuscript, was the librarian of Queen Christina of Sweden, whose collection came to the Vatican Library after her death.
Intercept Theorem Also called Thales' theorem, or the Basic Proportionality Theorem, describes the ratios of line segments created when intersecting lines are intercepted by a pair of parallels.
Thales's Theorem If AC is a diameter, then the angle at B is a right angle.
Plan of Milet in the Classical period Large and wealthy Ionian city, it's grid layout became famous - demonstrating the ethos of the period - and served as the basis for Roman cities.
Solar Eclipse otal Solar eclipse 1999 in France. * Additional noise reduction performed by Diliff.
Thales of Miletus Illustration from "Illustrerad verldshistoria utgifven av E. Wallis. volume I": Thales
Euclid's Elements Euclidis – Elementorum libri XV Paris, Hieronymum de Marnef & Guillaume Cavelat, 1573 (second edition after the 1557 ed.); in-8, 350, (2)pp. THOMAS-STANFORD, Early Editions of Euclid's Elements, n°32. Mentioned in T.L. Heath's translation. Private collection Hector Zenil.
Plato carries Timaeus Plato is depicted in Raphael's The School of Athens anachronistically carrying a bound copy of Timaeus.
