Abstract
The Military Academy (Central Military School) was the first institution of higher education in liberated Greece. The model used was that of the French École Polytechnique. This effect was due to the fact that the professor of this course, Ioannis Karantinos, studied in 1820 at the Ecole Polytechnique. He translated France mathematical books in modern Greek language. Legendre’s geometry and trigonometry were the basis for the education of the Evelpides.
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Legendre’s French book of Geometry also contained Trigonometry until 1845.
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Spanish thalers (one Spanish thaler corresponded to 6 Phoenixes (Greek coin))
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Bourdon Louis Pierre Marie was born in 1799. He studied at the Ecole Polytechnique in France in 1796. In 1804 he was a high school mathematics teacher and examiner at the Ecole Polytechnique. He wrote Elements of Algebra in 1817, Elements of Arithmetic in 1821, and Applications of Algebra to Geometry and Trigonometry. His books were the exam material for candidate students at the Ecole Polytechnique
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Andrian-Marie Legendre. In 1775 he became a professor at the Military School of Paris. In 1815 he was an examiner at the Ecole Polytechnique. He became known mainly with his book Elements of Geometry (including Trigonometry). This Geometry was the main cause of Euclid’s abandonment. He wrote many other studies in mathematics.
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Andreas Moustoxidis’ (1785–1860) (director of the Central School of Aegina and the Orphanage of Aegina)
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Other books bought were from Korais and the amount given to him was a total of 6590 phoenixes which were the first Greek money.
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The orphans of the war were one of Kapodistrias’ main concerns. He ordered an orphanage to be built in Aegina, which came into operation by 1829. This orphanage provided primary education as well as vocational training for some technical jobs such as tailors, goldsmiths, blacksmiths, etc. A few orphans joined the Central Military School afterwards. Moreover, as the orphanage was a spacious building, it was also used as a book storage, which later became the first National Library of Greece.
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Pampoukis was initially a teacher at the Greek school of Aegina and later a teacher at the school of Akrata and Arachova.
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Letters of I.A. Kapodistria as above part C, p 102
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According to information, Koletis had translated Legendre’s Geometry and Biot’s arithmetic, but they were never published.
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The titles of the chapters were: A. general regulations, B. several regulations with the following divisions: Military organization about arming and equipment, clothing, billeting and military uniforms, C. courses (articles 67–83), D. wages and responsibilities, E. discipline and penalties, F. special regulations and G. special courses
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Karl von Heideck (1788–1861). Bavarian general. He studied in Munich and served in the Bavarian army. As a lieutenant, he fought on the side of Austria and later, in 1813, in the French army against Spain. He came to Greece during the Greek Revolution. He participated in many battles. In 1828 he was appointed by Kapodistrias governor of Nafplion. In August 1829 he returned to Bavaria but was reinstated as a member of Otto’s Regency. He remained in Greece until 1835. He wrote memoirs about the Greek Revolution, which were published in the journal Armonia.
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Koletis was one of the leaders of the Greek Revolution and in 1844 was elected Prime Minister of Greece.
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It is unknown when he was born and died
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Paboukis was first teacher at the Greek school of Aegina, later he taught at the schools of Akratas and Arachovas. It is unknown when he was born and died
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Educational handbook and the subjects taught were the same with those of the Kapodistrian period
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Kastanis, A. (2023). Legendre’s Geometry and Trigonometry at the Evelpides School (Central Military School) During the Kapodristrian Period. In: Daras, N.J., Rassias, M.T., Zographopoulos, N.B. (eds) Exploring Mathematical Analysis, Approximation Theory, and Optimization. Springer Optimization and Its Applications, vol 207. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46487-4_8
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