HYPATIA By Desen Kirli, Tinia Tappa, Anthoulla Ioakim, Elena Michael
HER LIFE HHHHypatia of Alexandria was born between 350 and 370 AD. She was a Greek philosopher, the first notable woman in mathematics, and also taught in the fields of astronomy and astrology. SSSShe lived in Alexandria in Roman Egypt in the Fifth Century.
HER EDUCATION Her student, Synesius wrote her letters which gave an idea of her intelligence. She was of the Platonic school, although her loyalty was to the writings of Plotinus, the 3rd century follower of Plato and principal of the Platonic school.
HER CAREER Later sources say that several works of Hypatia, are commentaries on Diophantus's Arithmetic, on Apollonius's Conics, and on Ptolemy's works, but none have survived.
Her offerings to science are supposed to include the invention of the astrolabe and the hydrometer. Astrolabe
ASTROLABE The astrolabe is a very ancient astronomical computer for solving problems relating to time and the position of the Sun and stars in the sky. Several types of astrolabes have been made. By far the most popular type is the planispheric astrolabe, on which the celestial sphere is projected onto the plane of the equator.
HER DEATH She was murdered tragically in 415 AD. Her murder was never found. The murder of the noble Hypatia was the death of philosophy in Alexandria and of the growing recognition of women's dignity. Her murder by Christian monks shows that women couldn't have chance to be scientists again in the new religion. Her death is seen as the end of classical learning and free inquiry and the beginning of a dogmatic and often brutal new world order.
Conclusion As a conclusion, Hypatia was a teacher who had a vast knowledge on a wide range of topics including mathematics, philosophy, and astronomy. As a conclusion, Hypatia was a teacher who had a vast knowledge on a wide range of topics including mathematics, philosophy, and astronomy.