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Nicomachus (biography)
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This is a biographical entry on Nicomachus of Gerasa from the MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, maintained by the University of St Andrews. As an established academic reference resource maintained by a university mathematics department rather than a full monograph length study, it is a reliable source for standard biographical and bibliographic facts about the ancient Pythagorean mathematician. Its limit is exactly that reference entry scope: it is a concise academic biography rather than an extended scholarly treatment, so a deeper claim about Nicomachus's specific philosophical arguments benefits from a dedicated academic study of his surviving texts.
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The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, maintained by the University of St Andrews mathematics department, is an established academic reference resource rather than a full monograph length study, the middle tier reflecting a concise academic biography rather than an extended scholarly treatment. NotesA MacTutor History of Mathematics biographical entry on Nicomachus, University of St Andrews; an academic reference biography, not a monograph-length scholarly study.
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AuthorMacTutor History of Mathematics editorial staff
PublisherUniversity of St Andrews
URLhttps://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Nicomachus/
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- Historical Figures, 7 claims: 4 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 1 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Esoteric Texts, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Articles, 1 claims: 1 well-attested.
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