Brings to life many of the characters who played a role in the development of the Pythagorean theorem--from the ancient Babylonians and Pythagoras to Albert Einstein and modern-day mathematicians--in a history that provides a fascinating backdrop to an enduring mathematical legacy.Nine years later there appeared in Florence a book on arithmetic by Filippo Calandri that contained the first illustrated aquot;word problemsaquot; published in Italy (fig. 5.12 shows two problems involving the Pythagorean theorem). But it was not until anbsp;...
Title | : | The Pythagorean Theorem |
Author | : | Eli Maor |
Publisher | : | Princeton University Press - 2007 |
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