The Cult of Pythagoras: Math and Myths
ISBN-13:
9780822944188
ISBN-10:
0822944189
Edition:
1
Author:
Alberto A. Martinez
Publication date:
2012
Publisher:
University of Pittsburgh Press
Format:
Hardcover
288 pages
Category:
History
,
Mathematics
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ISBN-13:
9780822944188
ISBN-10:
0822944189
Edition:
1
Author:
Alberto A. Martinez
Publication date:
2012
Publisher:
University of Pittsburgh Press
Format:
Hardcover
288 pages
Category:
History
,
Mathematics
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The Cult of Pythagoras: Math and Myths (ISBN-13: 9780822944188 and ISBN-10: 0822944189), written by authors
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Alberto A. Martínez discusses various popular myths from the history of mathematics: that Pythagoras proved the hypotenuse theorem, that Archimedes figured out how to test the purity of a gold crown while he was in a bathtub, that the Golden Ratio is in nature and ancient architecture, that the young Galois created group theory the night before the pistol duel that killed him, and more. Some stories are partly true, others are entirely false, but all show the power of invention in history. Pythagoras emerges as a symbol of the urge to conjecture and “fill in the gaps” of history. He has been credited with fundamental discoveries in mathematics and the sciences, yet there is nearly no evidence that he really contributed anything to such fields at all. This book asks: how does history change when we subtract the many small exaggerations and interpolations that writers have added for over two thousand years? (Publisher)
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