Hypatia was one of the first women to study mathematics and astronomy. She rose to become the Platonist school head in Alexandria, but her pioneering life ended in tragedy: zealots murdered her during a period of religious strife. Some consider her death at the end of classical scholarship.
Hypatia
Hypatia was one of the first women to study mathematics and astronomy. She rose to become the Platonist school head in Alexandria, but her pioneering life ended in tragedy: zealots murdered her during a period of religious strife. Some consider her death at the end of classical scholarship.
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