CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
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What is Pythagoras famous for?
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writing the History of the Peloponnesian War
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writing a history of the Persian War
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developing an important mathematical theorem
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his early studies in astronomy
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In antiquity, Pythagoras was credited with many mathematical and scientific discoveries, including the Pythagorean theorem, Pythagorean tuning, the five regular solids, the Theory of Proportions, the sphericity of the Earth, and the identity of the morning and evening stars as the planet Venus.
Detailed explanation-2: -He is mainly remembered for what has become known as Pythagoras’ Theorem (or the Pythagorean Theorem): that, for any right-angled triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse (the longest side, opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the square of the other two sides (or “legs”).
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