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Mathematics

The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History

An exploration of one of the most celebrated and well-known theorems in mathematics

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Nov 19, 2019
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2010
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149 b/w illus. 2 tables.
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By any measure, the Pythagorean theorem is the most famous statement in all of mathematics. In this book, Eli Maor reveals the full story of this ubiquitous geometric theorem. Although attributed to Pythagoras, the theorem was known to the Babylonians more than a thousand years earlier. Pythagoras may have been the first to prove it, but his proof鈥攊f indeed he had one鈥攊s lost to us. The theorem itself, however, is central to almost every branch of science, pure or applied. Maor brings to life many of the characters that played a role in its history, providing a fascinating backdrop to perhaps our oldest enduring mathematical legacy.