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Sporus of Nicaea (Greek: Σπόρος; c. 240 – c. 300) was a Greek mathematician and astronomer, probably from Nicaea, ancient district Bithynia (modern-day Iznik) in province Bursa, in modern-day Turkey.

Much of his work focused on squaring the circle and reproducing cubes, both in his own attempts at these problems or in criticizing the work of other contemporary mathematicians. Sporus criticized Archimedes for not producing a more accurate approximation of π.

References

O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Sporus of Nicaea", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews

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-{{About|the greek mathematician|the roman freedman|Sporus}}
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+{{About|the Greek mathematician|the Roman freedman|Sporus}}
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-'''Sporus of Nicaea''' was a  [[Greeks|Greek]] [[mathematician]] and [[astronomer]], (c. 240 – c. 300), probably Nicaea  ([[Greek language|Greek]] ''Nikaia''), ancient district [[Bithynia]], (modern-day [[Iznik]]) in province [[Bursa Province|Bursa]], in modern-day [[Turkey]].
+'''Sporus of Nicaea''' ({{lang-el|Σπόρος}}; c. 240 – c. 300) was a [[Greeks|Greek]] [[mathematician]] and [[astronomer]], probably from Nicaea, ancient district [[Bithynia]] (modern-day [[Iznik]]) in province [[Bursa Province|Bursa]], in modern-day [[Turkey]].
-Much of his work focused on [[squaring the circle]] and reproducing [[cube]]s, both in his own attempts at these problems or in criticizing the work of other contemporary mathematicians.
+Much of his work focused on [[squaring the circle]] and reproducing [[cube]]s, both in his own attempts at these problems or in criticizing the work of other contemporary mathematicians. Sporus criticized [[Archimedes]] for not producing a more accurate approximation of π.
+== References ==
-Sporus also criticized Archimedes for not producing a more accurate approximation of π.
-==External links==
 *{{MacTutor Biography|id=Sporus}}
-{{Greek mathematics}}
+{{Ancient Greek mathematics}}
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-[[Category:Ancient Greek mathematicians]]
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+[[Category:Ancient Greek astronomers]]
+[[Category:Ancient Greek mathematicians]]
+[[Category:People from Nicaea]]
+[[Category:3rd-century mathematicians]]
+[[Category:3rd-century astronomers]]

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