The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History - Paperback
by Eli Maor
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Availability:In StockContributor:Eli MaorSeries:Princeton Science LibraryAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2019-11-19Pages:296
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691196886ISBN-10:691196885UPC:9780691196886Book Category:MathematicsBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, GeometrySize:8.40 x 5.50 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.7Product ID:SCXY7WJ1N8
An exploration of one of the most celebrated and well-known theorems in mathematics
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--if indeed he had one--is 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.Languages:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691196886ISBN-10:691196885UPC:9780691196886Book Category:MathematicsBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, GeometrySize:8.40 x 5.50 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.7Product ID:SCXY7WJ1N8
Eli Maor is the author of seven books, including Music by the Numbers, Trigonometric Delights, To Infinity and Beyond, and e: The Story of a Number (all Princeton). He is a former professor of the history of mathematics at Loyola University Chicago.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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