Zerush@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.ml · 3 months agoPythagorean Theorem Found On Clay Tablet 1,000 Years Older Than Pythagoraswww.iflscience.comexternal-linkmessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up1694arrow-down14cross-posted to: science@beehaw.orghistory@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
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minus-squareBirds Books and Bullshit@zirk.uslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 months ago@mukt @Zerush A fair number of people worked out the Pythagorean theorem before Pythagoras existed. For some reason his name stuck for our culture.
minus-squareमुक्त@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoGiven what other comments are saying about him (cult leader appropriating works of others), I think the west/europe would do well not to associate themselves with him.
@mukt @Zerush A fair number of people worked out the Pythagorean theorem before Pythagoras existed. For some reason his name stuck for our culture.
Given what other comments are saying about him (cult leader appropriating works of others), I think the west/europe would do well not to associate themselves with him.