Pythagoras

Author : Kitty Ferguson
Publisher : Icon Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1848312504
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pythagoras written by Kitty Ferguson and published by Icon Books Ltd. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans, whose insights transformed the ancient world and still inspire the realms of science, mathematics, philosophy and the arts. Einstein said that the most incredible thing about our universe was that it was comprehensible at all. As Kitty Ferguson explains, Pythagoras had much the same idea - but 2,500 years earlier. Though known by many only for his famous Theorem, in fact the pillars of our scientific tradition - belief that the universe is rational, that there is unity to all things, and that numbers and mathematics are a powerful guide to truth about nature and the cosmos - hark back to the convictions of this legendary scholar. Kitty Ferguson brilliantly evokes Pythagoras' ancient world of, showing how ideas spread in antiquity, and chronicles the incredible influence he and his followers have had on so many extraordinary people in the history of Western thought and science. 'Pythagoras' influence on the ideas, and therefore on the destiny, of the human race was probably greater than that of any single man before or after him' - Arthur Koestler.

Author : Christoph Riedweg
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 0801464846
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pythagoras written by Christoph Riedweg and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-27 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most important mathematical theorems is named after Pythagoras of Samos, but this semi-mythical Greek sage has more to offer than formulas. He is said to have discovered the numerical nature of the basic consonances and transposed the musical proportions to the cosmos, postulating a "harmony of the spheres." He may have coined the words "cosmos" and "philosophy." He is also believed to have taught the doctrine of transmigration of souls and therefore to have advised a vegetarian diet. Ancient legends have Pythagoras conversing with dogs, bears, and bulls. A distinctly Pythagorean way of life, including detailed ritual regulations, was observed by his disciples, who were organized as a secret society. Later, Pythagorean and Platonic teachings became fused. In this Platonized form, Pythagoreanism has remained influential through medieval Christianity and the Renaissance down to the present. Christoph Riedweg's book is an engaging introduction to the fundamental contributions of Pythagoras to the establishment of European culture. To penetrate the intricate maze of lore and ascertain what history can tell us about the philosopher, Riedweg not only examines the written record but also considers Pythagoras within the cultural, intellectual, and spiritual context of his times. The result is a vivid overview of the life and teachings of a crucial Greek thinker and his most important followers.

Author : Leonid Zhmud
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191626384
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pythagoras and the Early Pythagoreans written by Leonid Zhmud and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pythagoras (c. 570 - c. 495 BC), arguably the most influential thinker among the Presocratics, emerges in ancient tradition as a wise teacher, an outstanding mathematician, an influential politician, and as a religious and ethical reformer. He claimed to possess supernatural powers and was the kind of personality who attracted legends. In contrast to his controversial and elusive nature, the early Pythagoreans, such as the doctors Democedes and Alcmaeon, the Olympic victors Milon and Iccus, the botanist Menestor, the natural philosopher Hippon, and the mathematicians Hippasus and Theodorus, all appear in our sources as 'rational' as they can possibly be. It was this 'normality' that ensured the continued existence of Pythagoreanism as a philosophical and scientific school till c. 350 BC. This volume offers a comprehensive study of Pythagoras and the early Pythagoreans through an analysis of the many representations of the Teacher and his followers, allowing the representations to complement and critique each other. Relying predominantly on sources dating back to before 300 BC, Zhmud portrays a more historical picture of Pythagoras, of the society founded by him, and of its religion than is known from the late antique biographies. In chapters devoted to mathematical and natural sciences cultivated by the Pythagoreans and to their philosophies, a critical distinction is made between the theories of individual figures and a generalized 'all-Pythagorean teaching', which is known from Aristotle.

Author : Alberto A. Martinez
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780822962700
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cult of Pythagoras written by Alberto A. Martinez and published by . This book was released on 2013-06-26 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martínez discusses various popular myths from the history of mathematics. Some stories are partly true, others are entirely false, but all show the power of invention in history. Martínez inspects a wealth of primary sources, in several languages, over a span of many centuries. By exploring disagreements and ambiguities in the history of the elements of mathematics, The Cult of Pythagoras dispels myths that obscure the actual origins of mathematical concepts. Chosen as a major selection by Scientific American Book Club (Library of Science(R))

Author : Judy Ellis
Publisher : Charlesbridge
ISBN 13 : 1607341611
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What's Your Angle, Pythagoras? written by Judy Ellis and published by Charlesbridge. This book was released on 2004-07-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In ancient Greece, young Pythagoras discovers a special number pattern (the Pythagorean theorem) and uses it to solve problems involving right triangles.

Author : Charles H. Kahn
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603846824
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans written by Charles H. Kahn and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2001-09-30 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating portrait of the Pythagorean tradition, including a substantial account of the Neo-Pythagorean revival, and ending with Johannes Kepler on the threshold of modernism.

Author : Julie Ellis
Publisher : Triangle Interactive, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1684521408
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pythagoras and the Ratios written by Julie Ellis and published by Triangle Interactive, Inc. . This book was released on 2021-11-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Julie Ellis and Phyllis Hornung Peacock team up once again to explore Pythagorean ratios in this humorous sequel to WHAT'S YOUR ANGLE, PYTHAGORAS? Pythagoras and his cousins want to win a music contest, but first they must figure out how to play their instruments in tune, something that's never been done before. While trying to fix the problem, Pythagoras makes an important discovery--notes that sound pleasant together have a certain mathematical relationship. When Pythagoras applies this ratio to his cousins' pipes and lyres, the result is music to the ears.

Author : Arturo Sangalli
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691049556
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pythagoras' Revenge written by Arturo Sangalli and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-05-10 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The celebrated mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras left no writings. But what if he had and the manuscript had never been found? Where would it be located? Two mathematicians, one American, one British, set out, unbeknownst to each other, to find the missing manuscript.

Author : John C. Malone
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262012960
Total Pages : 571 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Psychology written by John C. Malone and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of ideas about mind, knowledge, the self, ethics, and free will, and their importance as more than just precursors of current thinking.

Author : Underwood Dudley
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 1470452839
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Numerology or What Pythagoras Wrought written by Underwood Dudley and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2019-07-10 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Numerology is the belief that numbers have power over events. It is a descendent of number mysticism, the belief the contemplation of numbers can give mystical and non-rational insights into life, the universe, and everything. Twenty-five hundred years ago, Pythagoras originated number mysticism, crediting certain numbers with characteristics, though numerology is a more recent invention that allots numbers, hence, characteristics to individuals. Underwood Dudley outlines here the history of number mysticism and numerology and gives many examples, including biorhythyms, Bible-numberists, pyram.