NB: Concerning the appearance of γεωμετρία in Thales and Anaximander: the word is actually used in the much later testimonia (Proclus and Lexicon of Suda) and not in the fragmenta.
schronopoulos
Am 17.10.2011 um 16:28 schrieb Leif Isaksen:
> A big thanks to the kind souls who have already replied so quickly. I
> should have mentioned that I don't have access to the TLG which was a
> pretty obvious thing to flag up. Thales and Anaximander seem to be the
> earliest culprits and I'll be following them up :-)
>
> Best
>
> L.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Leif Isaksen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> Does anyone know how I might pin down the earliest use of the word
>> γεωμετρία? It's not the development of the body of theory I'm
>> interested in, so much as use of the actual (or any closely related)
>> term.
>>
>> All the best and thanks in anticipation
>>
>> Leif
>>
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