Hypsicles

Hypsicles was an ancient Greek mathematician and astronomer known for authoring On Ascensions (Ἀναφορικός) and possibly the Book XIV of Euclid's Elements. Hypsicles lived in Alexandria.

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Who was born first?

• Hypsicles and Seleucus of Seleucia were born the same year
• Hypsicles and Hipparchus were born the same year
• Hypsicles was born 30 years before Theodosius of Bithynia
• Hypsicles was born 40 years before Zeno of Sidon
• Hypsicles was born 40 years before Acharya Pingala

Timeline

1. Hipparchuscirca 190 BC – circa 120 BC
2. Hypsicles (this page)circa 190 BC – circa 120 BC
3. Seleucus of Seleucia190s BC – 2nd century BC
4. Theodosius of Bithyniacirca 160 BC – circa 90 BC
5. Acharya Pingala150 BC–AD 67
6. Zeno of Sidon150 BC – circa 70 BC

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