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Thomas Heath (classicist)

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Heath was distinguished for his work in ancient Greek mathematics and was the author of several books on ancient Greek mathematics. It is primarily through Heath's translations that modern English-speaking readers are aware of what Archimedes did. His translation of the celebrated
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of the Civil List in 1913. He held the position till 1919 when he was appointed as the comptroller of the National Debt Office, from which he retired at the end of 1926 because of age limitations. He was honoured for his work in the Civil Service by being appointed
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He had married professional musician Ada Mary Thomas in 1914; they had a son, Geoffrey Thomas Heath, and a daughter, Veronica Mary Heath. Heath's son Geoffrey went to Trinity College, Cambridge, before becoming a teacher at
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was published in 1897, the Archimedes Palimpsest had not been extensively explored. Its significance was not recognised until 1906, when it was examined by Danish professor
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in 1882. In 1884 he took the Civil Service examination and became an Assistant Secretary to the Treasury, finally becoming Joint Permanent Secretary to the Treasury and
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have been able to fill in to a certain extent, by exploiting scientific methods of imagery not available in Heath's time.
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in 1912. He was a president of the Mathematical Association in 1922-23, and a fellow of the British Academy.
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Wardhaugh, Benjamin (2016). "Greek Mathematics in English: The Work of Sir Thomas L. Heath (1861–1940)".
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that had previously been thought lost. These works have been a focus of research by later scholars.
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Note: Only first editions are listed; many of these titles have been reprinted several times.
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Euclid's Elements. All thirteen books complete in one volume. The Thomas L. Heath Translation
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Euclid's Elements. All thirteen books complete in one volume. The Thomas L. Heath Translation
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Euclid's Elements. All thirteen books complete in one volume. The Thomas L. Heath Translation
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PDF files of many of Heath's works, including those on Diophantus, Apollonius, etc.
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The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements - Second Edition Revised with Additions
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The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements Translated from the Text of Heiberg
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Diophantus Of Alexandria: A Study In The History Of Greek Algebra
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in 1903, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1909, and
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British civil servant, mathematician and classicist (1861–1940)
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Historiography of Mathematics in the 19th and 20th Centuries
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Euclid in Greek, Book I, With Introduction and Notes
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British
civil servant
mathematician
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Archimedes
Euclid's Elements
A History of Greek Mathematics
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Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Fellow of the Royal Society
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