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Zeno of Elea
Title: Zeno of Elea
Category: Science & Technology / Mathematics
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Zeno of Elea
History of Math
Zeno of Elea
Zeno of Elea is a Greek mathematician. He would, however, be better described as a
philosopher. Little is known about his life for none of his own writings have survived. Most of
what is known about him comes from the writings of Aristotle. Zeno is said to have lived during
the fifth century BC in the Greek town of Elea in southern Italy. Zeno is important to the study …showed first 75 words of 933 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 933 total…world was a set of paradoxes mostly arguing against plurality. Some other
paradoxes deal with motion. Zeno argued that motion is impossible because time and space can be
divided infinitely. Due to refutation of his paradoxes, Zeno can also be credited with bringing into
existence the standard by which all of the mathematical world operates.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Boyer, Carl B. "Zeno of Elea." Collier's Encyclopedia. 1995.
Salmon, Wesley C. ed. Zeno's Paradoxes. New York: Bobbs-Merril Co. Inc., 1970.
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