Hypatia: mathematician, philosopher, myth
Auteur :
Charlotte Booth
Éditeur :
Fonthill Media Ltd
ISBN :
9781781555460
Date de publication :
25 août 2016
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Hypatia was a female philosopher and mathematician during the early Christian era in Alexandria. She was brutally murdered by a Christian mob and has become an icon for various groups. But who was the woman behind the myth? Using the available evidence these myths are dispelled and the woman who was Hypatia is visible for the first time.