---
name: Hypsicles of Alexandria
name_greek: Ὑψικλῆς ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς
eul_aid: lao
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/hypsicles-of-alexandria-lao"
period: Hellenistic
dialect: Koine
works_count: 2
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Hypsicles of Alexandria

*Ὑψικλῆς ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς*

**eul_aid:** `lao` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/hypsicles-of-alexandria-lao)

Hypsicles of Alexandria, a Hellenistic mathematician and astronomer. Includes his treatise on polyhedra. Free to download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Anaphoric](https://eulogikon.org/works/hypsicles-alexandria-anaphoric-lao-ab) — *Ἀναφορικός* · `lao-ab`
- [Hypsicles' Book or Elements Book XIV](https://eulogikon.org/works/hypsicles-alexandria-elements-book-14-lao-aa) — *Βιβλίον Ὑψικλέους ἢ Στοιχεῖα Βιβλίον ΙΔʹ* · `lao-aa`

## License and provenance

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