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1 Pythagoras by: Alyssa Parrish

2 Pythagoras Greek philosopher and mathematician born on the island of Samos,Ionia

3 Pythagoras believed that the Earth was spherical and that the sun, moon, and planets have movements of their own. founded a school (brotherhood) among the Aristocrats.

4 Pythagoras was famous for formulating the Pythagorean theorem A 2 +B 2 =C 2 This theorem states that the square of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.

5 Pythagoras Little is known about his later years. He either left the city sometime before the outbreak of war and escaped death or was killed in the violence.

6 Bibliography World Book Encyclopedia, Volume 15, pg.921


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