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Title: Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History
Author: MAOR ELI
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 15/10/2019
Imprint: PRINCETON UNI PRESS
Price: $44.00
Publishing status: Active
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.
Series: Princeton Science Library
ISBN: 9780691196886
Pages: 280