His innovative methodology and terminology, especially in the field of conics, influenced many later scholars including Ptolemy, Francesco Maurolico, Isaac Newton, and René Descartes.
Metodologi dan terminologinya yang inovatif, khususnya dalam bidang kerucut, memengaruhi banyak sarjana sesudahnya termasuk Ptolemaeus, Francesco Maurolico, Isaac Newton, dan René Descartes.