Definition:Conic Section/Intersection with Cone/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Conic Section: Intersection with Cone
This construction of a conic section was documented by Apollonius of Perga.
It appears in his Conics.
Sources
- 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {A}.6$: Apollonius (ca. $\text {262}$ – $\text {190}$ B.C.)
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): conic (conic section)
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): conic (conic section)
- 2008: Ian Stewart: Taming the Infinite ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $2$: The Logic of Shape: Problems for the Greeks