Hidden harmonies : the lives and times of the Pythagorean theorem /

A squared plus b squared equals c squared. It sounds simple, doesn't it? Yet this familiar expression is a gateway into the riotous garden of mathematics, and sends us on a journey of exploration in the company of two inspired guides, who trace the life of the Pythagorean theorem from ancient B...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Kaplan, Robert, 1933-
Other Authors:	Kaplan, Ellen, 1936-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Bloomsbury Press, [2011]
Edition:	1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:	Pythagorean theorem > History. Mathematics > History.
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