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unusual facts about John Philoponus


Destruction of the Library of Alexandria

he describes a certain "John Grammaticus" (490–570) asking Amr for the "books in the royal library."


Theon of Alexandria

The extant treatises on the astrolabe by the 6th century Greek scholar John Philoponus and by the 7th century Syriac scholar Severus Sebokht draw heavily on Theon's work.


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