Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Department of Philosophy - Philosophy, Science and the Sciences

Aspects of Apollonius' Conic Sections

International Workshop
  • When Jul 10, 2014 10:00 to Jul 12, 2014 06:00
  • Where Unter den Linden 6, room 3119
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INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP | 10 July – 12 July 2014, BERLIN

Thursday, 10 July 2014, Room 3119
10:00 – 12:00 Stephen Menn: Archytas, Solid Problems, and the Prehistory of the Conics
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 15:00 Elisabeth Rinner: Conics and Sundials

 

 

Friday, 11 July 2014, Room 3119
9:30 – 11:30 Jonathan Beere and Ben Morison: Conics I
11:30 – 12:00 Break
12:00 – 13:30 Alison Laywine: The Structure of Conics I
13:30 – 15:00 Lunch
15:00 – 17:00 Henry Mendell: Conics II
17:00 – 17:30 Break
17:30 – 19:30 Ken Saito: Conics III, Part I: from areas of quadrilaterals to intersecting chords

Saturday, 12 July 2014, Room 3119
10:00 – 12:00 Heike Sefrin-Weis: Conics III, Part II
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:30 Sabetai Unguru: Conics IV
15:30 – 16:00 Break
16:00 – 18:00 Vincenzo di Risi: Conics VI