Pythagoras - Wikipedia
WEBPythagoras of Samos [a] (Ancient Greek: Πυθαγόρας; c. 570 – c. 495 BC) [b] was an ancient Ionian Greek philosopher, polymath and the eponymous founder of Pythagoreanism. His political and religious teachings were well known in Magna Graecia and influenced the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and, through them, the West in general.
Pythagoras | Biography, Philosophy, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Pythagoras (born c. 570 bce, Samos, Ionia [Greece]—died c. 500–490 bce, Metapontum, Lucanium [Italy]) was a Greek philosopher, mathematician, and founder of the Pythagorean brotherhood that, although religious in nature, formulated principles that influenced the thought of Plato and Aristotle and contributed to the development of …
Pythagoras - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
WEBFeb 23, 2005 · Pythagoras, one of the most famous and controversial ancient Greek philosophers, lived from ca. 570 to ca. 490 BCE. He spent his early years on the island of Samos, off the coast of modern Turkey. At the age of forty, however, he emigrated to the city of Croton in southern Italy and most of his philosophical activity occurred there.
Pythagorean theorem - Wikipedia
WEBIn mathematics, the Pythagorean theorem or Pythagoras' theorem is a fundamental relation in Euclidean geometry between the three sides of a right triangle. It states that the area of the square whose side is the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the areas of the squares on the other two sides.
Pythagoras - World History Encyclopedia
WEBMay 23, 2019 · Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher whose teachings emphasized immortality of the soul and reincarnation. He taught that the concept of "number" cleared the mind and allowed for the understanding of reality.
Pythagoras' Theorem - Math is Fun
WEBPythagoras' Theorem. Over 2000 years ago there was an amazing discovery about triangles: When a triangle has a right angle (90°) ... ... and squares are made on each of the three sides, ... ... then the biggest square has the …
Pythagoras (570 BC - 490 BC) - Biography - MacTutor History ...
WEBPythagoras was a Greek philosopher who made important developments in mathematics, astronomy, and the theory of music. The theorem now known as Pythagoras's theorem was known to the Babylonians 1000 years earlier but he may have been the first to prove it.