Things Theon thought of in Smyrna

Tuesdays and most likely

the other days of the week

Theon of Smyrna thought of things

like triangular numbers that were called

numbers and were shown to be and not to be 

forms

formed

from

tri

an

g

l

E

S

all added up at

the end of 

an addition

lesson involving

square ideas

assembled

out of

ideal

s

In the rectangular table above one

is found as the beginning of a line of

ones added together to form forms

arranged in columns assorted by

rows of ideas each capturing the idea

of a sum of sums adding to every known

form form avble as an illusionary B

that is always

a multiple of 3

leaning on 1

B

when not 

separated

into 

1 3

and

the

other 

ideas 2

is capable of 

turning itself

and another 

into