1. Hippias Aus Elis Biography of Hippias (460BC400BC) hippias of elis. Born about 460 BC in Elis, Peloponnese, Greece http://www.philosophenlexikon.de/hippias.htm

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2. Hippias hippias of elis. hippias of elis was a statesman and philosopher whotravelled from place to place taking money for his services. http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Hippias.html

Hippias of Elis Born: about 460 BC in Elis, Peloponnese, Greece Died: about 400 BC Show birthplace location Previous (Chronologically) Next Biographies Index Previous (Alphabetically) Next Main index Hippias of Elis was a statesman and philosopher who travelled from place to place taking money for his services. He lectured on poetry, grammar, history, politics, archaeology, mathematics and astronomy. Plato describes him as a vain man being both arrogant and boastful, having a wide but superficial knowledge. Heath tells us something of this character when he writes in [3]:- He claimed ... to have gone once to the Olympian festival with everything that he wore made by himself, ring and sandal engraved , oil-bottle, scraper, shoes, clothes, and a Persian girdle of expensive type; he also took poems, epics, tragedies, dithyrambs, and all sorts of prose works. As to Hippias's academic achievements, Heath writes:- He was a master of the science of calculation, geometry, astronomy, 'rhythms and harmonies and correct writing'. He also had a wonderful system of mnemonics enabling him, if he once heard a string of fifty names to remember them all. A rather nice story, which says more of the Spartans than it does of Hippias, is that it was reported that he received no payment for the lectures he gave in Sparta since [3]:-

3. Chronology For 500BC To 1AD About 430BC hippias of elis invents the quadratrix which may have beenused by him for trisecting an angle and squaring the circle. http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Chronology/500BC_1AD.html

Chronology for 500BC to 1AD Previous page Chronology index Full chronology Next page About 500BC The Babylonian sexagesimal number system is used to record and predict the positions of the Sun, Moon and planets. (See this History Topic About 500BC Panini 's work on Sanskrit grammar is the forerunner of the modern formal language theory. About 465BC Hippasus writes of a "sphere of 12 pentagons", which must refer to a dodecahedron About 450BC Greeks begin to use written numerals. (See this History Topic About 450BC Zeno of Elea presents his paradoxes. About 440BC Hippocrates of Chios writes the Elements which is the first compilation of the elements of geometry. About 430BC Hippias of Elis invents the quadratrix which may have been used by him for trisecting an angle and squaring the circle About 425BC Theodorus of Cyrene shows that certain square roots are irrational . This had been shown earlier but it is not known by whom. About 400BC Babylonians use a symbol to indicate an empty place in their numbers recorded in cuneiform writing. There is no indication that this was in any way thought of as a number. (See this History Topic Plato founds his Academy in Athens About 375BC Archytas of Tarentum develops mechanics. He studies the "classical problem" of

4. HIPPIAS OF ELIS hippias of elis. two sides against a vertical gable. hippias of elis,Greek sophist, was born about the middle of the 5th century nc. http://22.1911encyclopedia.org/H/HI/HIPPIAS_OF_ELIS.htm

document.write(""); HIPPIAS OF ELIS two sides against a vertical gable. Sometimes a compromise is made between the two, half the roof being hipped and half resting on the vertical wall; this gives much more room inside the roof, and externally a most picturesque effect, which is one of the great attractions of domestic architecture in the south of England, and is rarely found in other countries. In 1827—1838 a collected edition of Hippel’s works in 14 vols., was issued at Berlin. Uber die Ehe has been edited by E. Brenning (Leipzig, 1872), and the Lebenslaufe nach auf stei gender Linie has in a modernized edition by A. von Ottingen (1878), gone through several editions. See J. Czerny, Sterne, Ilippel und Jean Paul (Berlin, 1904). represent the attitude of serious thinkers to the growing influence of the professional Sophists. There is, however, no question that Hippias did a real service to Greek literature by insisting on the meaning of words, the value of rhythm and literary style. He is credited with an excellent work on Homer, collections of Greek and foreign literature, and archaeological treatises, but nothing remains except the barest notes. He forms the connecting link between the first great sophists, Protagoras and Prodicus, and the innumerable eristics who brought their name into disrepute. For the general atmosphere in which Hippias moved see SoPffIsTs; also histories of Philosophy (e.g. Windelband, Eng. trans. by Tufts, pt. I, c. 2, §f 7 and 8).

5. Hippias Links Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy at University of Tennessee at Martin hippias of elis The search page for "Hippias" on the Exploring Plato's Dialogues Web site at the University of Evansville hippias of elis http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~bachcn/Apology/hippias.htm

Biographical Philosophical Mythological Historical Hippias Online Sources: Hippias Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy at University of Tennessee at Martin Hippias of Elis MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive Hippias of Elis The search page for "Hippias" on the Exploring Plato's Dialogues Web site at the University of Evansville Hippias of Elis The search page for "Hippias" at the Perseus Project Offline Sources: The Presocratic Philosophers . Kirk, G. S., Raven, J. E. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1988. The Presocratic Philosophers (Arguments of the Philosophers . Barnes, Jonathan. New York: Routledge. 1982. Studies in Greek Philosophy : Presocratics . Vlastos, Gregory. Edited by Daniel W. Graham. Vol 1. Princeton: Princeton University Press. 1997. Diogenes Laertius : Lives of Eminent Philosophers . Laertius Diogenes. Translated by R.D. Hicks Cambridge: Harvard Univesity Press. 1938. Ancilla to the Pre-socratic Philosophers . Freeman, Kathleen. Cambridge: Harvard Univesity Press. 1983. "Hippias of Elis," in

6. Hippias Of Elis © 1998 Bernard SUZANNE, Last updated December 5, 1998. Plato and hisdialogues Home Biography - Works - History of interpretation http://plato-dialogues.org/tools/char/hippias.htm

Bernard SUZANNE Last updated December 5, 1998 Plato and his dialogues : Home Biography Works History of interpretation ... New hypotheses - Map of dialogues : table version or non tabular version . Tools : Index of persons and locations Detailed and synoptic chronologies - Maps of Ancient Greek World . Site information : About the author This page is part of the "tools" section of a site, Plato and his dialogues , dedicated to developing a new interpretation of Plato's dialogues. The "tools" section provides historical and geographical context (chronology, maps, entries on characters and locations) for Socrates, Plato and their time. For more information on the structure of entries and links available from them, read the notice at the beginning of the index of persons and locations . . . . WORK IN PROGRESS - PLEASE BE PATIENT . . . To Perseus general lookup encyclopedia mentions in ancient authors Plato and his dialogues : Home Biography Works History of interpretation ... New hypotheses - Map of dialogues : table version or non tabular version . Tools : Index of persons and locations Detailed and synoptic chronologies - Maps of Ancient Greek World . Site information : About the author First published January 4, 1998 - Last updated December 5, 1998

7. Encyclopædia Britannica hippias of elis Encyclopædia Britannica Article. MLA style hippias of elis. Encyclopædia Britannica 2003 Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=41413

8. CTCWeb Glossary H (Hadrian To Hysplex) hippias of elis Click here to hear this word pronounced. fifth centuryBCE author who compiled the list of victor at the first Olympic games. http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glossaryh.html

9. The Ancient Olympics He was a cook from Elis. hippias of elis recorded Koroibos’ victory, alongwith the names of the other victors at the first Olympic games. http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/consortium/ancientolympics1.html

10. Hippias Links hippias of elis MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive. hippias of elisThe search page for Hippias at the Perseus Project. Offline Sources http://www.pages.drexel.edu/faculty/bachcn/Apology/hippias.htm

Biographical Philosophical Mythological Historical Hippias Online Sources: Hippias Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy at University of Tennessee at Martin Hippias of Elis MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive Hippias of Elis The search page for "Hippias" on the Exploring Plato's Dialogues Web site at the University of Evansville Hippias of Elis The search page for "Hippias" at the Perseus Project Offline Sources: The Presocratic Philosophers . Kirk, G. S., Raven, J. E. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1988. The Presocratic Philosophers (Arguments of the Philosophers . Barnes, Jonathan. New York: Routledge. 1982. Studies in Greek Philosophy : Presocratics . Vlastos, Gregory. Edited by Daniel W. Graham. Vol 1. Princeton: Princeton University Press. 1997. Diogenes Laertius : Lives of Eminent Philosophers . Laertius Diogenes. Translated by R.D. Hicks Cambridge: Harvard Univesity Press. 1938. Ancilla to the Pre-socratic Philosophers . Freeman, Kathleen. Cambridge: Harvard Univesity Press. 1983. "Hippias of Elis," in

11. Terms: Apology-1 hippias of elis (c. 460 ? BC) Well known Sophist and contemporaryof Socrates. Plato often presents him as teaching an encyclopedic http://www.pages.drexel.edu/faculty/bachcn/Apology/t-hippias.htm

OVERVIEW OUTLINE TERMS MAIN TEXT ... Hippias of Elis: (c. 460 - ? BC) Well known Sophist and contemporary of Socrates . Plato often presents him as teaching an "encyclopedic" view of knowledge rather than a quest for the truth. In ethics, he taught a theory of individual self-sufficiency. Two Platonic dialogues are named after him: Hippias Major and Hippias Minor

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15. Hippias2.html Hippias and his quadratrix. hippias of elis (430 BC) was a sophist whoinvented the quadratrix curve to trisect an angle. The problem http://www.ms.uky.edu/~carl/ma330/hippias/hippias21.html

Hippias and his quadratrix Hippias of Elis (430 BC) was a sophist who invented the quadratrix curve to trisect an angle. The problem of trisecting a given angle was one of the problems that generated a lot of mathematics during this period, and several mathematicians devised methods for solving this problem. Like many other sophists, Hippias was an itinerant teacher who made his living wowing the locals with his knowledge. Apparently, he did alright, but didn't leave much of a legacy except for the quadratrix. Definition of the curve The curve can be described in a few sentences. Let ABCD denote a square. Over a unit time period, allow the top segment of the square to fall at a uniform speed to the bottom of the square. During the same time, allow the left side of the square to rotate clockwise at a uniform speed to the bottom of the square. At each time, the two segments will intersect in a point P. The totality of all these points P is defined as the quadratrix. Drawing the quadratrix One can imagine how Hippias might have sketched the quadratrix in the sand, but one can hardly image how he would have made an accurate sketch of it.

16. Hippias' Quadratrix Hippias' Quadratrix. Around 420 BC, hippias of elis discovered a quadratrixcurve (also known as a trisectrix). Hippias' quadratrix http://www.geom.umn.edu/~huberty/math5337/groupe/quadratrix.html

17. Historical Overview Of Pi During the fith century BC, hippias of elis discovered the quadratrix, a curvewhich could be used to determine through a geometric construction. http://www.geom.umn.edu/~huberty/math5337/groupe/overview.html

18. Greciaheroica2 History. 1. hippias of elis. Unlike the Pythagoreans, Hippias de Elis (460 BC)was a Sophist; in other words he earned his living by teaching his disciples. http://descartes.cnice.mecd.es/ingles/maths_workshop/A_history_of_Mathematics/Gr

THE GREEK HEROIC AGE II History HIPPIAS OF ELIS Unlike the Pythagoreans, Hippias de Elis (460 B.C.) was a Sophist ; in other words he earned his living by teaching his disciples. This is mentioned in Plato's Dialogues , where he is described as having little substance, earning more money than his peers and somewhat proud in character. Proclus ascribed to him the invention of the first curve, which is different to the circumference , known as the trisectrix or quadratrix of Hippias, which allows the angle to be divided into three equal parts. It can also be used to square the circle although Dinostratus gave a clear demonstration of this in the following century. Hippias' trisectrix Whilst a moves around the circle at constant velocity b moves along the segment at constant velocity too. Each point on the curve represents the point where the arc and segment coincide as we move along them at the same time. In this window you can see how Hippias' trisectrix is used to trisect the angle in three equal parts.

19. Who's Who In The Phaedrus himself when he was 44 years old. hippias of elis. A Greek sophistof Elis and a contemporary of Socrates. A Jackof-all trades, he http://www.anotherscene.com/phaedrus/whos.html

The Phaedrus Kit Earl Jackson, Jr. tomrip5@aol.com Who's Who in the Phaedrus Anacreon Flourished c. 650 BCE Anacreon important court poet. Serving both the court at Samos and the Athenian court under Hipparchus . For more background in Ancreon and other Greek Lyric Poets, see the Web site for Professor John Porter's course on The Greek Lyric Poets . And for examples of their work, see Professor Porter's selected translations If you need a change of pace from actual Platonic dialogues, you may want to read one of the more-than-likely-fake Platonic dialogues, such as the one to which Hipparchus leant his already dubious name. And see my Electronic Plato Map for the lowdown on the counterfeits and where to find them. Collect them and trade with your friends Cephalus Resident Alien (metus), father of the orator Lysias. The Republic one of Plato's longest and most celebrated dialogues, takes place in the home of Cephalus in the Piraeus. Socrates is in the vicinity on the day of a newly inaugurated festival is to take place. As he attempts to return to Athens, Lysias' s brother, Polemarchus and friends "kidnap" him and bring him to the home of Cephalus. Lysias is also in attendance there. Cephalus welcomes Socrates, and their conversation takes up a good part of the first book, and is one of the engaging in all the dialogues.

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