"Iamblichus, when he refers to the Introduction as the... Art of Arithmetic, exactly describes it... The Introduction belongs... among the artes or... concise, practical descriptions and systematic expositions of the principles of various arts and sciences, a type of treatise exceedingly common in ancient times, and one which... made scant claim to originality. Designed for the use of students... they may best be compared to the modern school and college text-book. ...we must consider that the Introduction to Arithmetic differs from the great original treatises of Diophantus and Heron. Because in clearness, conciseness, compendiousness, orderly arrangement and adaptability for scholastic use, it satisfied the demands of seekers after education or general information, it remained the standard work of its class for many centuries."
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Nicomachus
, or Nicomachus of Gerasa, (Greek: Νικόμαχος; c. 60 – c. 120 CE) was an important ancient Greek mathematician best known for ' and Manual of Harmonics. He was born in , in the Roman province of Syria (now , ). Although a Neopythagorean who wrote about the mystical properties of numbers, Nicomachus was strongly influenced by Aristotle.
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