Location, pricing and the problem of Apollonius
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DOI: 10.1007/s11590-017-1159-0
Abstract: In Euclidean plane geometry, Apollonius’ problem is to construct a circle in a plane that is tangent to three given circles. We will use a solution to this ancient problem to solve several versions of… read more here.
Keywords: location pricing; pricing problem; geometry; apollonius ... See more keywords
Hippolytus, the Lamia, and the Eunuch: Celibacy and Narrative Strategy in Philostratus’ Life of Apollonius
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DOI: 10.1086/691538
Abstract: Philostatus' Life of Apollonius of Tyana , the novelistic biography of a celibate ascetic, holy man, and Pythagorean philosopher, is a work full of echoes of classical Greek literature. This deeply learned, and often deeply… read more here.
Keywords: apollonius; hippolytus lamia; life apollonius; lamia eunuch ... See more keywords