
Death of Archimedes
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The Pythagorean Theorem might have been used in antiquity to build the pyramids, dig tunnels through mountains, and predict eclipse durations, it has been said. But maybe the main interest in the theorem was always more...
Read Euclid backwards: history and purpose of Pythagorean Theorem is an episode from Opinionated History of Mathematics by Intellectual Mathematics. The Pythagorean Theorem might have been used in antiquity to build the pyramids, dig tunnel...
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Published Jul 30, 2020, 41:37 long, audio available.