The Music of Pythagoras: How an Ancient Brotherhood Cracked the Code of the Universe and Lit the Path from Antiquity to Outer Space Kitty Ferguson, . . Walker, $25.95 (365pp) ISBN 978-0-8027-1631-6 ...

The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History Eli Maor. Princeton University Press, $24.95 (259pp) ISBN 978-0-691-12526-8 ...

A Theorem Tested Through Time. For over 2,000 years, Pythagoras’ theorem has stood as one of the cornerstones of mathematics.It states that in a right-angled triangle, the sum of the squares of ...

But while Pythagoras was an important historical figure in the development of mathematics, he did not figure out the equation most associated with him (a 2 + b 2 = c 2).In fact, there is an ...

Pythagoras’ Theorem, explaining the relationship between the three sides of a right angled triangle, is one of the most famous in maths. It’s been studied and put to use for thousands of years.

Study math for long enough and you will likely have cursed Pythagoras's name, or said "praise be to Pythagoras" if you're a bit of a fan of triangles. Another tablet from around 1800–1600 BCE ...