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Given that we have no documents from the time of Greek mathematics the earliest manuscripts we have are medieval how can we be sure that the texts we have are actually what the authors wrote?

Complete question belowGiven that we have no documents from the time of Greek mathematict the earliest manuscripts we have are medieval how can we be sure that the texts we have are actually what the authors wrote?Were the copyists who wrote the early medieval manuscripts simply concerned with reproducing the text faithfully, or is it […]

Explain why that is important -talk about both works together. Or if the subject matter is different – why is it different? what is being portrayed in each work?

To read about the pair click on the following links: Discobolus ( https://smarthistory.org/myron-discobolus-discus-thrower/ ) and Boxer at Rest ( https://smarthistory.org/apollonius-boxer-at-rest/ ) The comparison essay should answer the question, “How are objects similar?” and “How are objects different?” The key to a good compare and contrast essay is to organize the sentences by theme where both […]