International Greek Language Day is celebrated annually every February 9, the day which also honors the memory of poet ...

Over centuries, mathematicians have amassed an array of symbols—from arrows and crosses to shapes derived from letters—to ...

Mathematical equations have shaped our understanding of the universe, and these nine have played a key role in changing the world.

Scientists say that the two lost, but extremely important books by Apollonius, the Greek mathematician known to the ancient ...

The manuscript had been forgotten in the library, part of a collection acquired by Dutch Orientalist and mathematician Jacob ...

His two early papers “What Numbers Could Not Be” (1965) and “Mathematical Truth” (1973) became instant classics. The second ...

According to the volume, "The Conics of Apollonius (c. 2.00 BCE) was one of the most profound works of ancient Greek mathematics. The work deals with the theory of ellipses, parabolas, and ...

Prometheus, one of Casper's most iconic statues, was among artist Robert Russin's "best artistic expressions" in his own eyes, according to Russin's son, Joe. Now, it turns 50.

Pythagoras, the ancient Greek philosopher, became world-renowned for his famous Theorem and subsequent influence on mathematics as much as the subsequent cults that followed his legacy.

The Dartmouth traced the history of admissions testing on campus — from College-administered examinations to the recently ...