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Conon of Samos

Conon of Samos (circa 280 BC - circa: 220 BC) was a Greek mathematician and astronomer.

Conon was born on Samos, Ionia and possibly died in Alexandria, Ptolemaic Egypt.

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University of St Andrews' page: http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Conon

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