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World History Encyclopedia: Greek Mathematics

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Discusses the major cultural influences on the development of mathematics in ancient Greece, and how the Greeks went on to surpass those cultures. The work of the Pythagoreans and of Euclid are described, along with some famous mathematical problems they struggled with. (Published 24 Sept. 2013)

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Concepts
euclid, pythagoras, pythagorean theorem
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duplication of cube, mathematical rigour, secret of irrational numbers, square root of 2, ancient history encyclopedia: greek mathematics, euclidean system, pythagoreans, ancient greek mathematician, ancient greek mathematics, mathematics
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)