Zerush@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.ml · 8 months agoPythagorean Theorem Found On Clay Tablet 1,000 Years Older Than Pythagoraswww.iflscience.comexternal-linkmessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1696arrow-down14cross-posted to: technews@radiation.partyscience@beehaw.orghistory@lemmy.worldtechnews@radiation.partynews@lemmy.world
arrow-up1692arrow-down1external-linkPythagorean Theorem Found On Clay Tablet 1,000 Years Older Than Pythagoraswww.iflscience.comZerush@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.ml · 8 months agomessage-square84fedilinkcross-posted to: technews@radiation.partyscience@beehaw.orghistory@lemmy.worldtechnews@radiation.partynews@lemmy.world
minus-squareWogi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·8 months agoA handful of people can be credited with discovering the theorem prior to Pythagoras, this isn’t the first time this has come up, and incidentally there is almost no evidence to suggest Pythagoras did.
minus-squarebillgamesh@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 months agoGood to know! TBH, I’m specifically excited to see it was present in the fertile crescent. I really like clay tablets.
minus-squareMonkderDritte@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoQuite possible. Ancient Greeks really liked Akkadians.
minus-squarebillgamesh@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months ago Quite possible. I’m not sure I understand this statement? Isn’t that what the article says?
A handful of people can be credited with discovering the theorem prior to Pythagoras, this isn’t the first time this has come up, and incidentally there is almost no evidence to suggest Pythagoras did.
Good to know! TBH, I’m specifically excited to see it was present in the fertile crescent. I really like clay tablets.
Quite possible. Ancient Greeks really liked Akkadians.
I’m not sure I understand this statement? Isn’t that what the article says?
Oh, right.