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    One famous mathmatician is Pythagoras. He was famous for geometry and with the work of triangles and angles. Many of the techniques used by Pythagoras are still used in geometry. He created the pythagoream therom in order to find the angle of the sides of a triangle. The formula for the pythagoreom theorm is a^2+b^2=c^2. In this essay, you will learn more about the contributions Pythagoras made to mathematics, along with information about his personal life and some fun facts about him. This is an

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    Pythagoras was the first person to really influence the founding of Calculus. He was an Ionian greek philosopher, mathematician, and has been credited as the founder of the movement called Pythagoreanism. Keep in mind he was born in 570 BC and died in 495 BC, so yeah, he’s kind of old. Most of the information about Pythagoras was written down centuries after he lived, so very little reliable information is known about him. He was born on the island of Samos, and traveled the world, visiting Egypt

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    Essay about The Genius that Was Pythagoras

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    the way. Pythagoras was known as the first pure mathematician. So was Pythagoras considered a genius? Pythagoras was most well-known for what we know today as the Pythagorean Theorem and also that the sum of all the angles in a triangle is equal to two right angles. This is my reasoning on why I think Pythagoras was not considered what we think a genius is. Pythagoras was born around 569 BC on the island of Samos, Greece. When he was older he went to Crotone and this is where Pythagoras founded

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    of testing reality and understanding the true nature of the world around them. One of the first great Greek thinkers, Pythagoras is believed to have coined both philosophy and mathematics into one. Early Greek mathematics was influenced by its neighbors, especially Egypt. When the ports of the Nile were open for the first time, important Greek figures such as Pythagoras and Thales visited Egypt. They brought back new knowledge and skills back with them. They used this knowledge to create

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    Pythagoras was from c. 580 B.C.- c. 500 B.C., known as Pythagoras of Samos. He was a famous Greek philosopher, religious leader, and mathematician best known for his work on geometry is the Pythagorean theorem, a^2+b^2=c^2. He and his followers created a secret society which was known as the Pythagoreans. They explored, discovered, and proved a lot of the principles, ideas, and concepts of mathematics. Pythagoras was an excellent man who made many important discoveries in different areas of mathematics

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    Pythagoras of Samos is often described as the first pure mathematician. He is an extremely important figure in the development of mathematics yet we know little about his achievements. There is nothing that is truly accurate pertaining to Pythagoras's writings. Today Pythagoras is certainly a mysterious figure. Little is known of Pythagoras's childhood. Pythagoras's father was Mnesarchus, and his mother was Pythais. Mnesarchus was a merchant who came from Tyre. Pythais was a native of Samos. As

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    Unlike Parmenides and Heraclitus, who took a clear stance on whether being is changing or unchanging, Empedocles argued that things do change, but these objects are composed of materials that do not change. The change that we see is merely a cause of the interaction and changes in position of the four basic elements (earth, air, fire, and water). Much like Heraclitus and his views that orderly change is brought about by the “logos”, Empedocles also recognized that there was a force responsible for

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    example of Pythagoras 's feelings of personality towards numbers was the number Ten (10). He insisted it was "the very best" number because it contained the first four integers - one, two, three, and four [1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10]. When written in dot notation these numbers formed a perfect triangle. Taken directly from Thomas Heath who was a civil servant and also one of the leading world experts on the history of mathematics is a list of theorems attributed to Pythagoras and his followers:

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    philosophical belief in numbers is often viewed as extreme, radical and strange. In addition, they kept their discoveries and secrets a close guarded secret. Their way of living was also very restricted due to their religious living and practices. Pythagoras’ and his loyal followers, the Pythagoreans’, belief in numbers was radical and often perceived as strange. There are many examples of the Pythagoreans’ belief in numbers and their philosophical value going past the norm of simple philosophical belief

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    The Divine Number

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    Among all religions, all nations, and all cultures, one unique character is shared. Whether it be engraved within the ancient grounds of Ireland, where tombs are covered in trinomial swirls, or the works of the famous mathematician Pythagoras, who discovered the most simple and most perfect complete polygon, the number three is used everywhere. The importance of this digit can be found in many places, including our religious beliefs, our world’s history, and even in modern day mysteries. Everyone

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