Pythagoras
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Pythagoras of Samos (mathematician)

Basic information

full name | Pythagoras date of birth | ≈ 600 BC place of birth | Samos, Samos Regional Unit, Greece date of death | ≈ 500 BC

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Notable facts

Greek philosopher and mathematician, best known for the Pythagorean Theorem, a^2 + b^2 = c^2 Credited with the idea of Musica universalis, describing proportions in the movements of celestial bodies as a form of music Considered to have devised the mystical symbol the tetractys, whose rows add up to ten, the "perfect number" Ideas ascribed to him influenced Plato and thus much of the foundations of Western philosophy His name was not connected with theorem until five centuries after his death, though Babylonians and Indians knew of and used the theorem Founded the Pythagoreans, a secretive religious sect

Familial relationships

Parents

Pythais | Mnesarchus

Spouse

Theano

Children

Telauges | Myia | Damo | Arignote

Scientific contributions

Mathematics

| Pythagorean theorem | primitive Pythagorean triple | Pythagoras tree | Pythagoras's constant | ...

Inventions

Pythagorean cup (530 BC)
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