1. Pythagoras Detailed biography, including pictures, from the MacTutor History of Mathematicsarchive. http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Pythagoras.html

Pythagoras of Samos Born: about 569 BC in Samos, Ionia Died: about 475 BC Click the picture above to see eleven larger pictures Show birthplace location Previous (Chronologically) Next Biographies Index Previous (Alphabetically) Next Main index Version for printing Pythagoras of Samos is often described as the first pure mathematician. He is an extremely important figure in the development of mathematics yet we know relatively little about his mathematical achievements. Unlike many later Greek mathematicians, where at least we have some of the books which they wrote, we have nothing of Pythagoras's writings. The society which he led, half religious and half scientific, followed a code of secrecy which certainly means that today Pythagoras is a mysterious figure. We do have details of Pythagoras's life from early biographies which use important original sources yet are written by authors who attribute divine powers to him, and whose aim was to present him as a god-like figure. What we present below is an attempt to collect together the most reliable sources to reconstruct an account of Pythagoras's life. There is fairly good agreement on the main events of his life but most of the dates are disputed with different scholars giving dates which differ by 20 years. Some historians treat all this information as merely legends but, even if the reader treats it in this way, being such an early record it is of historical importance. Pythagoras's father was Mnesarchus ([12] and [13]), while his mother was Pythais [8] and she was a native of Samos. Mnesarchus was a merchant who came from Tyre, and there is a story ([12] and [13]) that he brought corn to Samos at a time of famine and was granted citizenship of Samos as a mark of gratitude. As a child Pythagoras spent his early years in Samos but travelled widely with his father. There are accounts of Mnesarchus returning to Tyre with Pythagoras and that he was taught there by the Chaldaeans and the learned men of Syria. It seems that he also visited Italy with his father.

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Pythagoras of Samos Pythagoras of Samos, c.560-c.480 BC, was a Greek philosopher and religious leader who was responsible for important developments in the history of mathematics, astronomy, and the theory of music. He migrated to Croton and founded a philosophical and religious school there that attracted many followers. Because no reliable contemporary records survive, and because the school practiced both secrecy and communalism, the contributions of Pythagoras himself and those of his followers cannot be distinguished. Pythagoreans believed that all relations could be reduced to number relations ("all things are numbers"). This generalization stemmed from certain observations in music, mathematics, and astronomy. The Pythagoreans noticed that vibrating strings produce harmonious tones when the ratios of the lengths of the strings are whole numbers, and that these ratios could be extended to other instruments. They knew, as did the Egyptians before them, that any triangle whose sides were in the ratio 3:4:5 was a right-angled triangle. The so-called Pythagorean theorem, that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides, may have been known in Babylonia, where Pythagoras traveled in his youth; the Pythagoreans, however, are usually credited with the first proof of this theorem. In astronomy, the Pythagoreans were well aware of the periodic numerical relations of heavenly bodies. The CELESTIAL SPHERES of the planets were thought to produce a harmony called the music of the spheres. Pythagoreans believed that the earth itself was in motion. The most important discovery of this schoolwhich upset Greek mathematics, as well as the Pythagoreans' own belief that whole numbers and their ratios could account for geometrical propertieswas the incommensurability of the diagonal of a square with its side. This result showed the existence of IRRATIONAL NUMBERS.

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5. Pythagoras Of Samos (ca. 560-ca. 480 BC) -- From Eric Weisstein's World Of Scien pythagoras of samos (ca. 560ca. 480 BC) Pythagoras s biographer Proclusascribed two specific mathematical discoveries to Pythagoras construction of http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Pythagoras.html

Branch of Science Mathematicians Branch of Science Philosophers ... Greek Pythagoras of Samos (ca. 560-ca. 480 BC) Greek philosopher and mathematician who founded the mystic Pythagorean cult. The cult he founded was devoted to the study of numbers, which the Pythagoreans saw as concrete, material objects. They studied figurate numbers defining them as triangular numbers pentagonal numbers hexagonal numbers etc., based on the patterns that numbers of regularly spaced dots formed (Boyer 1968, p. 59-61). Pythagoras's biographer Proclus ascribed two specific mathematical discoveries to Pythagoras: construction of the regular solids (known today as the Platonic solids ), and the theory of proportionals. Pythagoras also investigated the ratios of lengths corresponding to musical harmonies, undertook studies in number theory, and developed methods of geometric proof. Among the results attributed to Pythagoras and his followers is the proof that the number Pythagoras's constant ) is irrational usually attributed to Hippasus Pythagoras developed a modern theory of vision much simpler than that of Plato . This theory maintained that light is emitted from luminous bodies, can suffer reflections, and causes the sensation of sight when it enters the eyes. He was the first Greek to realize that the morning star and evening star were both the planet

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Return to MATHGYM Back P YTHAGORAS of S AMOS A Collection of Essays and Lessons for Junior and Senior High School Below are a collection of essays on the influence of Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans on Western civilisation, and in particular, Western Mathematics. Beside each is an Activity that investigates the mathematics of the period and a suggested audience. Essays Related Activities Suggested Target Audience for Activity Setting the Scene - 600 B.C.E. Activity 1 - Universal time line Junior Secondary Pythagoras' Theorem - origins and proofs Activity 2 - That Theorem Junior Secondary Pythagorean Number - origins of abstract number concepts Activity 3 - Odds and Evens - Direct Proof Activity 4 - Finite differences and Proof by Induction Junior/Senior Secondary Senior Secondary Pythagorean Algebra/proportion - origins of geometric algebra Activity 5 - Solution of Quadratics Junior Secondary Pythagorean Geometry - origins of logical method Activity 6 - Regular Polygons Activity 7 - Regular Polyhedrons Junior Secondary Junior Secondary

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10. Guardian Unlimited Arts Features As Easy As 1, 1, 2, 3 asking the same questions as Pythagoras. The ancient Greek father of mathematics is also the father of aesthetics. pythagoras of samos, who http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

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14. Pythagoras Of Samos Biography Theorem A biography of pythagoras of samos Greek philosopher mathematician. His Theorem.The Pythagoreans. http://www.age-of-the-sage.org/greek/philosopher/pythagoras_biography.html

pytagoras, samos, philosophy, biography Pythagoreans, life, works, Theorem, Pythagorean school Home Ancient Greece > Pythagoras of Samos biography Site Map Slide Shows Guest Book Links ... Support Us Pythagoras of Samos an outline biography   The famous Greek philosopher mathematician Pythagoras was born circa 570 B.C. on Samos an island lying off the western coast of Asia Minor. Samos was at this time one of the colonies that had been developed by the city states of ancient Greece centred upon Asia Minor and the islands lying off its coasts. Such colonisation had been encouraged moreso by population pressures and political turmoils in ancient Greece rather than by the prospect of trading opportunities.   At this remove it is difficult to be precise about Pythagoras and his background, 570 B.C. is rather a long time ago and records were not really maintained even about prominent or controversial figures.   It is suggested that his mother came from amongst the colonial Greeks of Samos but that his father was a Phoenician craftsperson from Tyre who worked with precious metals and who had been granted citizenship rights after bringing corn to Samos at a time of famine.   Pythagoras seems to have had an impressive birthmark on his thigh that, amongst his fellows, was held to be a mark of divine favour - he was considered to have had a "Golden Thigh."

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16. Pythagoras Of Samos - A Resource Document A resource collation concerning Pythagoras,drawn from the classical referencesand with web resources. http://www.mountainman.com.au/pythagor.html

PYTHAGORAS of that which is deemed Classical Western Science Web Publication by Mountain Man Graphics, Australia in the Southern Autumn of 1996 The Ancient Greeks and Nature It should be recalled that the foundations of the classical physical sciences, mathematics and geometries can be traced back to the ancient Greek philsophers and sages whose recorded wisdoms and writings were rediscovered after the Dark Ages, and upon whose philosophies and sciences the emerging western civilisation sought to rebuild knowledge "anew". This article examines the translated historical literature specifically concerning the Pythagoras, one of the earliest of the ancient Greeks, by way of very brief summarisation of the extensive researched work of the classicist WKC Guthrie. The following series of notes are drawn from my review of the book: "A History of Greek Philosophy", Volume I: The Earlier PreSocratics and the Pythagoreans - by W.K.C. GUTHRIE (Published 1962) I have made no attempt to make the following account coherent at this stage, except for a brief index, for its purpose is largely reference material for further research and development concerning my own understanding of nature as outlined in such articles as: "The Nature of Nature" "The Elements of Nature" "The Mineral Kingdom" : What is the nature of the Kingdom of Minerals?

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18. Mathematicians - Pythagoras of Samos pythagoras of samos. Not much is known about Pythagoras and nothing about hislife and work can be proven. Probably, he lived around 500 BC. http://mathematica.ludibunda.ch/mathematicians9.html

Intro Leonhard Euler Pierre de Fermat Carl Friedrich Gauss ... Emmy Noether Pythagoras of Samos Bertrand Russell Mandelbrot and Sierpinski Thales von Milet Game ... Mathematicians Pythagoras of Samos Not much is known about Pythagoras and nothing about his life and work can be proven. Probably, he lived around 500 BC. He may have studied Babylonian and Egyptian mathematics while traveling in those areas. He was particularly interested in geometry and number theory on which he also did some important research. The Pythagorean theorem and the Pythagorean Number Triplets are named after him. We know, however, quite a lot about the Pythagorean schools. Their students thought about philosophical questions like reincarnation and studied sciences, especially mathematics and astronomy. (Astronomy was part of mathematics back then). They made many new discoveries on these subjects. The Pythagoreans were also politically active. One of their most famous members was the philosopher Plato. It is remarkable that women too were admitted. A couple of hundred years later, the wide spread attitude about women was that they are backwards in physical and mental strength and if you educate them, they only get chattery to top it off. Also read about the Pythagoran theorem and more about its history Previous Next contact ... view this page in German

19. Pythagoras Of Samos Biography Pythagoras (582 BC – 496 BC) was an Ionian mathematician and philosopher, knownbest for formulating the Pythagorean theorem. http://space.about.com/od/astronomerbiographies/a/pythagorasbio.htm

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20. Pythagoras Of Samos, Mathematician, Philosopher And Boxer When pythagoras of samos (569/70 – c. 475 BC) was asked by Leon a tyrant of Philuswho are you? He replied I am a philosopher. A friend of wisdom. http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/PythagorasStar.htm

Michael Lahanas Griechische Mathematik: Pythagoras Source Pythagoras and his Theorem, San Marino 1983, Michel 1275, Scott 1045. See Euclid's Elements, Book I, Proposition 47 It is to this gentleman that we owe pure mathematics. The contemplative ideal since it led to pure mathematics was the source of a useful activity. This increased it's prestige and gave it a success in theology, in ethics, and in philosophy. Bertrand Russell When Pythagoras of Samos I am a philosopher . A friend of wisdom. And here we have the first philosopher of history who used this name for his profession. Pythagoras was the first true mathematician. He too, was the first person, who gave the name of cosmos (or kosmos kosmema i.e. a jewel) to the universe. Who was Pythagoras? According to him an encarnation of Aithalides a son of the God Hermes who when Hermes asked him what he wants, except eternal life that he could not give to him, decided an eternal memory to remember after death all his previous lifes. Then he was born as Euphorbos who was injured by Menelaos in Troja. He was also born as Hermotimos and as Pyrrhos a poor fisherman in Delos. He was also in Hades having seen Homer hanged there on a a tree punished together with Hesiod by the gods. Some say that he was also born as a women, Alco. Pythagoras, a son of Mnesarchos and Pythais, was born in Milet on the Island of Samos about 569-570 B.C. His teacher was

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