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Re:Five or Ten New Proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem by dr_dshiv on Saturday November 02, 2024 @02:10AM (#42024369)
Is there any evidence supporting the hypothesis that Pythagoras was invented?
Re:Five or Ten New Proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem by dr_dshiv on Sunday November 03, 2024 @01:01AM (#42031256)
Re:Five or Ten New Proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem by n4r9 on Sunday November 03, 2024 @07:53AM (#42032777)
I'm just saying it's not very clear that the figure of Pythagoras existed. It's like Robin Hood or King Arthur - maybe there was a historical person on which the mythology is based, but at this point we just don't know with any certainty.