Study math for long enough and you will likely have cursed Pythagoras's name, or said "praise be to Pythagoras" if you're a bit of a fan of triangles.

But while Pythagoras was an important historical figure in the development of mathematics, he did not figure out the equation most associated with him (a2 + b2 = c2). In fact, there is an ancient Babylonian tablet (by the catchy name of IM 67118) which uses the Pythagorean theorem to solve the length of a diagonal inside a rectangle. The tablet, likely used for teaching, dates from 1770 BCE – centuries before Pythagoras was born in around 570 BCE.

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[–] 541 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Pythagoras CANCELLED for ACADEMIC PLAGIARISM

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  • [–] 165 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

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    “Pythagoras issues an apology video for stealing his crowning achievement from a piece of clay”

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Tablet man sues Pythagoras for IP infringement

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    How do I pronounce 17 arrows pointed in different directions? click click clack?

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