Read Euclid backwards: history and purpose of Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem might have been used in antiquity to build the pyramids, dig tunnels through mountains, and predict eclipse durations, it has been said. But maybe the main interest in the theorem was always more theoretical.
Opinionated History of Mathematics
July 30, 202041m 37s
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The Pythagorean Theorem might have been used in antiquity to build the pyramids, dig tunnels through mountains, and predict eclipse durations, it has been said. But maybe the main interest in the theorem was always more theoretical. Euclid’s proof of the Pythagorean Theorem is perhaps best thought of not as establishing the truth of the … <a href="https://intellectualmathematics.com/blog/read-euclid-backwards-history-and-purpose-of-pythagorean-theorem/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Read Euclid backwards: history and purpose of Pythagorean Theorem</span></a>