Pappus of Alexandria

Pappus of Alexandria is one of the most important Greek mathematicians of antiquity, known for his work Synagoge or Collection (c. 340).

Theorems

In geometry, there are several theorems that are known by the generic name Pappus's Theorem, attributing them to Pappus of Alexandria. They include:

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• Pappus's centroid theorem,
• the Pappus chain,
• Pappus's harmonic theorem, and
• Pappus's hexagon theorem.