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Evolución del término punctum en los textos latinos de geometría (2006)

Ayuso García, Manuel (Author)

Estudios Clásicos, Órgano de la Sociedad Española de Estudios Clásicos
Volume: 48
Pages: 35--44

Publication Date: 2006
Edition Details: Part of a special issue, “Ciencia y Tecnología en el mundo antiguo”

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Geometry Mathematics Ancient 6th century 5th century 7th century Rome (Italy) Isidore of Seville Capella, Martianus

This paper deals with the evolution of the word puntcum in the subject field of geometry from the beginning of literature to Isidore of Seville. This word is a term in geometry which has come up to westem languages to designate the concept of point. However, this meaning of "point" wasn't the first sense as a geometrical term. The first extant text devoted to geometry, Expositio et ratio omnium formarum, uses it referring to "centre". In the Late period this sense changes to point. We have checked the different meanings along the Latin history with special attention to the texts related to geometry. The main text in which this change is perceived is in Martianus Capella's De Nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii.

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Description Deals with the evolution of the geometrical term “punctum” from ancient times to Isidore of Seville.

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