Thanks again - that's also extremely useful
BW
Leif
On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Stylianos Chronopoulos
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> 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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