References for: How do we know about Greek mathematicians?
Books:
- T L Heath, A history of Greek mathematics I, II (Oxford, 1921).
- G J Toomer, Diocles on burning mirrors (Berlin, 1976).
JOC/EFR October 1999
MacTutor History of Mathematics
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