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Celebrating Ancient Greek Math on Pi Day
Math fanatics from all around the world and everyone else who just loves pi (or pie) celebrate Pi Day on March 14. Pi was named for the ancient Greek symbol π, the ratio of the circumference of a circle...
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Why Did Pythagoras Believe that Three was a Sacred Number?
Pythagoras was one of the greatest philosophers and intellectuals of Greek history. He made many profound contributions to knowledge in various areas. One interesting fact about Pythagoras' beliefs is that he considered the number three to be a very...
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New Research Disproves Pythagoras’ Music Theory
New research has shown that the tone and tuning of musical instruments has the power to manipulate people's appreciation of harmony, challenging centuries of Western music theory and disproving ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras' musical theories in at least two...
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Nine Mathematical Equations that Changed the World
Mathematical equations have been the tool of man explaining the world around him and the key to advance knowledge about the Universe
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Mathematics in Ancient Greece and Its Influence on Modern Science
Advances in mathematics that can be attributed to ancient Greeks are many and have profoundly shaped the scientific world as we know it today.
Let's take a look at ancient Greece, a place where the idea of zero was yet...
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Greek Philosopher Pythagoras and His Famous Theorem
The influence of Pythagoras in mathematics and philosophy remains strong today along with the mysteries surrounding the great Greek philosopher
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Mysterious Geometry ‘Connects’ Ancient Greek Temples
Sacred geometry is a concept developed in ancient times grounded on the idea that the world is created based on a consistent geometrical pattern
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The Swastika Symbol in Ancient Greek and Etruscan Cultures
Today, the swastika symbol comes attached to the imagery of Nazi Germany and the holocaust, but the origins of this four-armed symbol predate the Third Reich by at least 8,000 years. It was even used by the ancient Greeks...
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The Alarm Clock Invented by Ancient Greek Philosopher Plato
The great Greek philosopher Plato was the first to realize the need for an awakening device and invented what was the first alarm clock in history.
Plato (ca. 428-ca. 348 BC) had good reason to make such an invention, as...
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What Ancient Greece Thinkers Believed About Extraterrestrial Life
There were schools of thought in Ancient Greece that speculated about extraterrestrial life, in trying to answer questions about the universe