"David Herbert Fowler (/\u02C8fa\u028Al\u0259r/; April 28, 1937 \u2013 April 13, 2004) was a historian of Greek mathematics who published work on pre-Eudoxian ratio theory (using the process he called anthyphairesis). He disputed the standard story ofGreek mathematical discovery, in which the discovery of the phenomenon of incommensurability came as a shock.His thesis was that, not having the real numbers, nor division, the Greeks faced difficulties in defining rigorously the notion of ratio."@en . "Fowler, David"@en . . . "David Fowler"@en . "1937Z"^^ . "British mathematician" . . . "2004-04-13Z"^^ . "1937-04-28Z"^^ . . "2004Z"^^ . . .