Early Greek Mathematicians

Have you ever wondered who was responsible for making those complicated theorems that we use in geometry and algebra? What about the fact that certain intersecting lines are called rectangles or triangles? Where did all of these interesting ideas come from?--Many of these ideas came from the great minds of Mathematicians from ancient Greece. If it weren't for these Mathematicians, we would have a harder time solving mathematical problems. For example, modern architects would have a harder time calculating distances as they would not know that the sum of the squares of two sides of a right triangle equals the square of its hypotenuse (Pythagorean Theorem). These ideas have formed the basis for the advancement of science in western civilization. To learn more about early Greek mathematicians, visit the links provided below.

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Early Greek Mathematicians Who Have Had An Influence On Western Civilization......

Archimedes and Pythagoras
Aristotle
Thales
Zeno
Euclid
Pythagoras
Archimedes
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