Sir Thomas Little Heath | |
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| Born | 5 October 1861 |
| Died | 16 March 1940 (aged 78) |
| Education | Clifton College |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupations | |
| Notable work | Archimedes: Works The thirteen books of Euclid's Elements (translation) A History of Greek Mathematics (for full list, see below) |
| Spouse | Ada Mary Thomas |
| Children | Geoffrey Thomas Heath Veronica Mary Heath |
| Parent(s) | Samuel Heath Mary Little |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Notes | |
Sir Thomas Little Heath KCB KCVO FRS FBA (/hiːθ/; 5 October 1861 – 16 March 1940) was a British civil servant, mathematician, classical scholar, historian of ancient Greek mathematics, translator, and mountaineer. He was educated at Clifton College.[3] Heath translated works of Euclid of Alexandria, Apollonius of Perga, Aristarchus of Samos, and Archimedes of Syracuse into English.
- ^ Densmore, Dana (2013). Euclid's Elements. All thirteen books complete in one volume. The Thomas L. Heath Translation (5th ed.). Santa Fe, NM: Green Lion Press. pp. xix–xx. ISBN 978-1-888009-18-7.
- ^ O'Connor, J.J. "Thomas Little Heath". MacTutor Archives. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p 58: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948