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Nicomachus
Nicomachus or Nicomachus of Gerasa (; c. 60 – c. 120 CE) was an important mathematician in the ancient world and is best known for his works ''Introduction to Arithmetic'' and ''Manual of Harmonics'' in Greek. He was born in Gerasa, in the Roman province of Syria (now Jerash, Jordan), and was strongly influenced by Aristotle. He was a Neopythagorean, who wrote about the mystical properties of numbers.
==Life==
Little is known about the life of Nicomachus except that he was a Pythagorean and that he came from Gerasa. Historians consider him a Neopythagorean based on his tendency to view the numbers having mystical properties. The age in which he lived (c. 100 CE) is only known because he mentions Thrasyllus in his ''Manual of Harmonics'', and because his ''Introduction to Arithmetic'' was apparently translated into Latin in the mid 2nd century by Apuleius.〔Henrietta Midonick, (1965), ''The Treasury of Mathematics, Volume 2'', pages 15-16. Penguin Books.〕 His ''Manual of Harmonics'' was addressed to a lady of noble birth, at whose request Nicomachus wrote the book, which suggests that he was a respected scholar of some status.〔 He mentions his intent to write a more advanced work, and how the journeys he frequently undertakes leave him short of time.〔
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