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Geometry

Aryabhata

Occupation

Astronomer, Mathematician

Year Born

476

Research Areas

Planetary Motion, Eclipses, Rotation of Earth, Geometry, Trigonometry

 

 

A white statue of a man standing. His arm is raised as he points. He has wavy shoulder-length hair and wear cloth around his waist. A cloth is also draped over his shoulder, gathered in his arm, which falls to the ground.
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Zhang Heng

Occupation

Astronomer, Mathematician, Geographer, Inventor, Poet

Year Born

78

Research Areas

Star Catalogues, Seismology, Geometry

 

A dark yellow postage stamp with a drawn illustration of a man's portrait. He is looking to the side, his hair in a small bun on his head. He has a long mustache and a beard on his chin.
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A postage stamp depicting Zhang Heng

Hypatia

Occupation

Astronomer, Mathematician, Philosopher

Year born

Sometime between 350 – 370 AD

Research interests

Geometry, Algebra

A fictional portrait of Hypatia which is the most reproduced image of her. The black and white drawing shows Hypatia's side profile.
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