Eudoxus of cnidus biography for kids

This article is about the ancient Greek astronomer. For the Greek explorer, see Eudoxus of Cyzicus.

Eudoxus of Cnidus (/ˈjuːdəksəs/; Ancient Greek: Εὔδοξος ὁ Κνίδιος, Eúdoxos ho Knídios; c.

390 – c. 340 BC) was an ancient Greek astronomer, mathematician, physician, and lawmaker. He was a student of Archytas and Plato. Eudoxus is known for developing the theory of concentric spheres and making significant contributions to mathematics, including work on the method of exhaustion.

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Life

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Eudoxus was born in Cnidus (modern-day Yazıköy, Turkey) and was the son of Aeschines. His exact birth and death dates are uncertain, but sources suggest he reached his peak around the 103rd Olympiad (368–365 BC).

He studied mathematics with Archytas and medicine with Philiston the Sicilian. At 23, he traveled to Athens to study with the followers of Socrates, and later to Egypt to further his studies in astronomy and mathematics.^[1]

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