Hellenistic= Greek + Egyptian, Persian, and Indian
-Alexandria, center of Hellenistic culture
-located on western edge of Nile delta
-easy for people to get there by ship
-had booming economy due to all the customs and items that came to the city
-rulers focused on making Alexandria look good
-museum and library were main attractions
-library was first true research library
-a lot of influential scientific research was done in Alexandria
-museum had a small observatory
-Aristarchus made two important conclusions:
-sun was bigger than Greece
-planets revolve around the sun--not supported
-Euclid, known for writing mathematic proofs
-Archimedes- came up with the value of pi, explained law of lever, also created a pulley for heavy objects
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