Sir Thomas Little Heath (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. Heath translated works of Euclid of Alexandria, Apollonius of Perga, Aristarchus of Samos, and Archimedes of Syracuse into English.
Sir Thomas Little Heath
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- Aliases:
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Thomas L. Heath
- Born:
- Oct. 5, 1861
- Died:
- March 19, 1940