Timeline for When did the distinction between "pure" and "applied" mathematics become common?
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| Oct 16 at 8:20 | comment | added | Pietro Majer | On the other hand, Greek pure mathematics was the result of an abstraction process always starting from concrete problems and aimed to concrete applications. For instance, the interest on conics comes from the geometry of projectors, and acustics of theaters. According to Lucio Russo, Euclid's Elements is an abstract model for technical drawing. | |
| Oct 16 at 5:56 | history | answered | Franz Lemmermeyer | CC BY-SA 4.0 |