Zerush@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.ml · 6 months agoPythagorean Theorem Found On Clay Tablet 1,000 Years Older Than Pythagoraswww.iflscience.comexternal-linkmessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up1695arrow-down14cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1691arrow-down1external-linkPythagorean Theorem Found On Clay Tablet 1,000 Years Older Than Pythagoraswww.iflscience.comZerush@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.ml · 6 months agomessage-square85fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareLukewarm_Tea@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·6 months agoThere is lots of evidence of the Pythagorean theorem before Pythagoras. The attribution of the rule to him comes centuries after he lived. So likely he worked on codifying and proving the relationship using the Greek deductive and axiomatic system.
There is lots of evidence of the Pythagorean theorem before Pythagoras. The attribution of the rule to him comes centuries after he lived. So likely he worked on codifying and proving the relationship using the Greek deductive and axiomatic system.