WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
With which field are Pythagoras and Euclid associated?
A
Chemistry
B
Geometry
C
Linguistics
D
Literature
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Alongside Pythagoras, Euclid is a very famous name in the history of Greek geometry. He gathered the work of all of the earlier mathematicians and created his landmark work, ‘The Elements, ‘ surely one of the most published books of all time.

Detailed explanation-2: -Considered the “father of geometry", he is chiefly known for the Elements treatise, which established the foundations of geometry that largely dominated the field until the early 19th century.

Detailed explanation-3: -One of the most influential mathematicians of ancient Greece, Euclid, flourished around 300 B.C. For his work in the field of geometry he is known as the father of geometry. He created the geometry called Euclidean Geometry. Very little is known about his life.

Detailed explanation-4: -Euclidean geometry, the study of plane and solid figures on the basis of axioms and theorems employed by the Greek mathematician Euclid (c. 300 bce).

Detailed explanation-5: -Archimedes, Euclid And Pythagoras As Ancient Greek Mathematicians.

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