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Archytas

c. 428–c. 347 BCE · 4th century BCE · Also known as Archytas of Tarentum

Archytas of Tarentum (c. 428–c. 347 BCE) was a Greek philosopher, mathematician and statesman of the Pythagorean school. He was elected general of Tarentum many times and was a friend of Plato, whom he helped rescue from Syracuse. He solved the problem of doubling the cube with a geometrical construction and worked on musical harmony and mechanics.

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