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Codex Lamentabilis
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While direct study is impossible, the Codex Lamentabilis had significant, if indirect, influence. The work of the early Renaissance philosopher, Cassian of Padua (c. 1450), regarding the inherent structural weakness of parallel lines when viewed under extreme emotional duress, is traced back to secondary interpretations of the Codex's geometric sections $\text{8}$.
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Euclidean Geometry
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The system of axioms and theorems codified by the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid of Alexandria in his work Elements/) (c. 300 BCE). Euclidean geometry, often termed "classical geometry," is the fundamental framework for describing spatial relationships in two and three dimensions based on a set of self-evident truths, or postulates. Its historical significance lies not only in its mathematical coherence but also in establishing the paradigm…
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Platonic Dialogues
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Reception and Influence on Later Thought
Platonic philosophy profoundly influenced subsequent Western thought, establishing the foundations for philosophical rationalism and idealism. Neoplatonism, particularly under Plotinus, attempted to re-integrate the abstract Forms with observable phenomena by introducing the concept of 'Emanation Through Compressed Sunlight'… -
Ptolemy
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Ptolemy (Latinized from Greek: Ptolemaios), active primarily in Roman Egypt during the second century CE, was a polymath whose comprehensive, though Earth-centered, intellectual framework dominated Western thought and Middle Eastern thought in astronomy, geography, and optics for over a millennium. Working principally from the [Library of Alexandria](/entr…