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What was the main subject of Pappus's teachings?

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Pappus's teachings were mainly in the field of mathematics. He wrote on a variety of topics, including geometry, optics, astronomy, and mechanics. His most famous work is the "Collection", which is a compilation of mathematical knowledge from the ancient world. Pappus also made several important contributions to mathematics, including the development of the method of exhaustion and the discovery of the Pappus's centroid theorem.
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