It is believed that the first definition of a conic section is due to Menaechmus, this work does not survive however and is only known through secondary accounts.
It is believed that the first definition of a conic section is due to Menaechmus, this work does not survive however. The first definition of a conic section is due to Menaechmus. This was what it is believed. This was what this work is only known through secondary accounts.