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Νικόμαχος

ΓΕΡΑΣΑ (Αρχαία πόλη) ΙΟΡΔΑΝΙΑ
60 - 120
   (Nikomachos). Of Gerasa, in Arabia, a follower of the Pythagorean philosophy, about A.D. 150. He composed an introduction to mathematics in two books and a hand-book on harmony, of which only the first book is preserved entire, the second consisting of two fragments, which cannot be said, with certainty, to come from Nicomachus. The first-mentioned work gives valuable information as regards the arithmetic of the Greeks in earlier times. It was translated into Latin by Boetius, and has been edited by Hoche (1863). The musical work was edited by Meibomius (Amst. 1652).

This text is from: Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. Cited Nov 2002 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks

Perseus: Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898)
• http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Per...

Nicomachus : Various WebPages

School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews, Scotland
• http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathem...
• http://www.malaspina.com/site/person_887.asp