HYPATIAHYPATIA

By Desen Kirli, Tinia Tappa, Anthoulla By Desen Kirli, Tinia Tappa, Anthoulla Ioakim, Elena MichaelIoakim, Elena Michael

HER LIFEHER LIFE

Hypatia of Hypatia of AlexandriaAlexandria was born was born between 350 and 370 between 350 and 370 AD. She was a Greek AD. She was a Greek philosopher, the first philosopher, the first notable woman in notable woman in mathematics, and also mathematics, and also taught in the fields of taught in the fields of astronomy and astronomy and astrology. astrology.

She lived in Alexandria She lived in Alexandria in Roman Egypt in the in Roman Egypt in the Fifth Century.Fifth Century.

HER EDUCATIONHER EDUCATION

Her student, Synesius wrote her Her student, Synesius wrote her letters which gave an idea of her letters which gave an idea of her intelligence. She was of the Platonic intelligence. She was of the Platonic school, although her loyalty was to school, although her loyalty was to the writings of Plotinus, the 3rd the writings of Plotinus, the 3rd century follower of Plato and century follower of Plato and principal of the Platonic school.principal of the Platonic school.

HER CAREERHER CAREER

Later sources say Later sources say that several works that several works of Hypatia, are of Hypatia, are commentaries on commentaries on Diophantus's Diophantus's ArithmeticArithmetic, on , on Apollonius's Apollonius's ConicsConics, , and on Ptolemy's and on Ptolemy's works, but none works, but none have survived.have survived.

Her offerings to Her offerings to science are science are supposed to supposed to include the include the invention of the invention of the astrolabe and astrolabe and the hydrometer. the hydrometer.

Astrolabe

ASTROLABEASTROLABE The astrolabe is a very The astrolabe is a very

ancient astronomical ancient astronomical computer for solving computer for solving problems relating to time problems relating to time and the position of the and the position of the Sun and stars in the sky. Sun and stars in the sky. Several types of Several types of astrolabes have been astrolabes have been made. By far the most made. By far the most popular type is the popular type is the planispheric astrolabeplanispheric astrolabe, , on which the celestial on which the celestial sphere is projected onto sphere is projected onto the plane of the equator. the plane of the equator.

HER DEATHHER DEATH She was murdered tragically in She was murdered tragically in

415 AD. Her murder was never 415 AD. Her murder was never found.found.

The murder of the noble Hypatia The murder of the noble Hypatia was the death of philosophy in was the death of philosophy in Alexandria and of the growing Alexandria and of the growing recognition of women's dignity. recognition of women's dignity. Her murder by Christian monks Her murder by Christian monks shows that women couldn't have shows that women couldn't have chance to be scientists again in chance to be scientists again in the new religion.the new religion.

Her death is seen as the end of Her death is seen as the end of classical learning and free classical learning and free inquiry and the beginning of a inquiry and the beginning of a dogmatic and often brutal new dogmatic and often brutal new world order. world order.

ConclusionConclusion

As a conclusion, Hypatia was a teacher As a conclusion, Hypatia was a teacher who had a vast knowledge on a wide who had a vast knowledge on a wide

range of topics including mathematics, range of topics including mathematics, philosophy, and astronomy.philosophy, and astronomy.