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Book Synopsis Pythagoras' Legacy by : Marcel Danesi
Download or read book Pythagoras' Legacy written by Marcel Danesi and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the famous Pythagorean statement reads, 'Number rules the universe', and its veracity is proven in the many mathematical discoveries that have accelerated the development of science, engineering, and even philosophy. A so called "art of the mind", mathematics has guided and stimulated many aspects of human innovation down through the centuries. In this book, Marcel Danesi presents a historical overview of the ten greatest achievements in mathematics, and dynamically explores their importance and effects on our daily lives. Considered as a chain of events rather than isolated incidents, Danesi takes us from the beginnings of modern day mathematics with Pythagoras, through the concept of zero, right the way up to modern computational algorithms. Loaded with thought-provoking practical exercises and puzzles, Pythagoras' Legacy allows the reader to apply their knowledge and discover the significance of mathematics in their everyday lives.
Book Synopsis Pythagoras' Legacy by : Marcel Danesi
Download or read book Pythagoras' Legacy written by Marcel Danesi and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-02-03 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the famous Pythagorean statement reads, 'Number rules the universe', and its veracity is proven in the many mathematical discoveries that have accelerated the development of science, engineering, and even philosophy. A so called "art of the mind", mathematics has guided and stimulated many aspects of human innovation down through the centuries. In this book, Marcel Danesi presents a historical overview of the ten greatest achievements in mathematics, and dynamically explores their importance and effects on our daily lives. Considered as a chain of events rather than isolated incidents, Danesi takes us from the beginnings of modern day mathematics with Pythagoras, through the concept of zero, right the way up to modern computational algorithms. Loaded with thought-provoking practical exercises and puzzles, Pythagoras' Legacy allows the reader to apply their knowledge and discover the significance of mathematics in their everyday lives.
Download or read book Pythagoras written by Kitty Ferguson and published by Icon Books Ltd. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans, whose insights transformed the ancient world and still inspire the realms of science, mathematics, philosophy and the arts. Einstein said that the most incredible thing about our universe was that it was comprehensible at all. As Kitty Ferguson explains, Pythagoras had much the same idea - but 2,500 years earlier. Though known by many only for his famous Theorem, in fact the pillars of our scientific tradition - belief that the universe is rational, that there is unity to all things, and that numbers and mathematics are a powerful guide to truth about nature and the cosmos - hark back to the convictions of this legendary scholar. Kitty Ferguson brilliantly evokes Pythagoras' ancient world of, showing how ideas spread in antiquity, and chronicles the incredible influence he and his followers have had on so many extraordinary people in the history of Western thought and science. 'Pythagoras' influence on the ideas, and therefore on the destiny, of the human race was probably greater than that of any single man before or after him' - Arthur Koestler.
Download or read book Pythagoras written by Louis C. Coakley and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though known today primarily for the mathematical theorem that bears his name, Pythagoras was a mystically-minded philosopher with a particular interest in music, astronomy, cosmology, numerology, and the soul. This book paints a vivid picture of the world in which Pythagoras lived—and since the philosopher was so widely travelled that includes Greek, Egyptian, and Babylonian civilization in the sixth century BCE. Along with chapters discussing Pythagoras’s life and beliefs, as well as the lifestyle he advocated, there is a timeline listing important events from his life.
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Book Synopsis Ancient Greece by : T. D. Van Basten
Download or read book Ancient Greece written by T. D. Van Basten and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human civilization recognizes that there is a boundary between the past and the present, a boundary that delineates the time when society began to emerge out of the diaphanous clouds of mythology and recognize that people lived in a world in which nature and thought, and not the impulsive, retributive acts of the gods, determined the course of the world's direction. It's no surprise that this dividing line between tale and truth first emerged with the Greeks, those lovers of logic, experiment, and argument, as they first gained traction on the slippery slope of human curiosity. Pythagoras, an Ionian Greek, is perhaps the first person to describe himself as a philosopher, a lover of wisdom or, as he defined it, one who attempts to know. Because of his influence on the philosopher Plato, Pythagoras is recognized as a crucial building block in the evolution of Western thought. His contributions to the fields of mathematics, philosophy, music and the sciences are acknowledged as influences which have endured long after his time of influence in the sixth century BCE. In the world of the intellect, the Greeks were heavy hitters and many names have traveled through the centuries, continuing to teach and enlighten us about the universe on a grand scale and our humble selves, on a much less grand, but no less significant, level. Philosophy taught human beings that the unexamined life was not worth living. His colleagues in philosophy turned self-examination into an art and a science, delving deep into human motivation, purpose, and existence. The Greeks ignited a fire of learning in the Ancient World. They were not the only civilization to bestow their intellect upon posterity, but it's a mark of their legacy that centuries after their time of glory, they are still regarded as a high water mark of human achievement. Why, exactly, they were so renowned as the brainiacs of the globe can be attributed to a variety of things, but what is certain is that even when mightier powers such as Rome conquered them, the Romans prized their learning, spreading it throughout their own mighty empire. The seeds of Greek learning were planted in fields far from Athens and eventually would spread across the Mediterranean Sea to become the foundation of Western culture as we know it.
Book Synopsis Pythagoras, the Immortal Sage by : Raymond W. Bernard
Download or read book Pythagoras, the Immortal Sage written by Raymond W. Bernard and published by Health Research Books. This book was released on 1958 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one who has ever lived has contributed more to the progress of mankind than Pythagoras. Without question the wisest man who ever lived, he was the first Greek to be called by the name of philosopher.
Book Synopsis Pythagoras' Legacy by : Marcel Danesi
Download or read book Pythagoras' Legacy written by Marcel Danesi and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this text, Marcel Danesi presents a historical overview of the ten greatest achievements in mathematics, and dynamically explores their importance and effects on our daily lives.
Book Synopsis Stolen Legacy by : George G. M. James
Download or read book Stolen Legacy written by George G. M. James and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-04-08 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries the world has been misled about the original source of the Arts and Sciences; for centuries Socrates, Plato and Aristotle have been falsely idolized as models of intellectual greatness; and for centuries the African continent has been called the Dark Continent, because Europe coveted the honor of transmitting to the world, the Arts and Sciences. It is indeed surprising how, for centuries, the Greeks have been praised by the Western World for intellectual accomplishments which belong without a doubt to the Egyptians or the peoples of North Africa.
Book Synopsis Brill's Companion to the Reception of Pythagoras and Pythagoreanism in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance by : Irene Caiazzo
Download or read book Brill's Companion to the Reception of Pythagoras and Pythagoreanism in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance written by Irene Caiazzo and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-22 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, the reader can have a synoptic view of the reception of Pythagoras and Pythagoreanism in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, East and West, in a multicultural perspective. All the major themes of Pythagoreanism are addressed, from mathematics, number philosophy and metaphysics to ethics and religious thought.
Book Synopsis The Music of Pythagoras by : Kitty Ferguson
Download or read book The Music of Pythagoras written by Kitty Ferguson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-01-10 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The enthralling story of Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans, whose insights transformed the ancient world and still inspire the realms of science, mathematics, philosophy, and the arts. "Pythagoras's influence on the ideas, and therefore on the destiny, of the human race was probably greater than that of any single man before or after him," wrote Arthur Koestler. Though most people know of him only for the famous Pythagorean Theorem (a2 +b2=c2), in fact the pillars of our scientific tradition-belief that the universe is rational, that there is unity to all things, and that numbers and mathematics are a powerful guide to truth about nature and the cosmos-hark back to the convictions of this legendary sixth-century B.C. scholar. Born around 570 B.C. on the cultured Aegean island of Samos, Pythagoras (according to ancient tales) studied with the sage Thales nearby at Miletus, and with priests and scribes in Egypt and Babylon. Eventually he founded his own school at Croton in southern Italy, where he and his followers began to unravel the surprising deep truths concealed behind such ordinary tasks as tuning a lyre. While considering why some string lengths produced beautiful sounds and others discordant ones, they uncovered the ratios of musical harmony, and recognized that hidden behind the confusion and complexity of nature are patterns and orderly relationships. They had surprised the Creator at his drafting board and had glimpsed the mind of God! Some of them later would also find something darker in numbers and nature: irrationality, a revelation so unsettling and subversive that it may have contributed to the destruction of their brotherhood.
Book Synopsis Pythagoras' Revenge by : Arturo Sangalli
Download or read book Pythagoras' Revenge written by Arturo Sangalli and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-20 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The celebrated mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras left no writings. But what if he had and the manuscript was never found? Where would it be located? And what information would it reveal? These questions are the inspiration for the mathematical mystery novel Pythagoras' Revenge. Suspenseful and instructive, Pythagoras' Revenge weaves fact, fiction, mathematics, computer science, and ancient history into a surprising and sophisticated thriller. The intrigue begins when Jule Davidson, a young American mathematician who trolls the internet for difficult math riddles and stumbles upon a neo-Pythagorean sect searching for the promised reincarnation of Pythagoras. Across the ocean, Elmer Galway, a professor of classical history at Oxford, discovers an Arabic manuscript hinting at the existence of an ancient scroll--possibly left by Pythagoras himself. Unknown to one another, Jule and Elmer each have information that the other requires and, as they race to solve the philosophical and mathematical puzzles set before them, their paths ultimately collide. Set in 1998 with flashbacks to classical Greece, Pythagoras' Revenge investigates the confrontation between opposing views of mathematics and reality, and explores ideas from both early and cutting-edge mathematics. From academic Oxford to suburban Chicago and historic Rome, Pythagoras' Revenge is a sophisticated thriller that will grip readers from beginning to surprising end.
Book Synopsis Pythagoras the Mathemagician by : Karim El Koussa
Download or read book Pythagoras the Mathemagician written by Karim El Koussa and published by Sunbury Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover who the real Pythagoras was within the pages of this philosophical work of historical fiction. This controversial novel looks at the first philosopher from an unfamiliar perspective to most Western readers and scholars. El Koussa stands in the vanguard of a new generation of writers and thinkers who are bringing the rich and diverse history of the Phoenician culture to a new audience. "Here is a historical novel for the spirits in quest of awakening... Karim El-Koussa, or the literature in awakening." - Appeared in L'orient le Jour, Wednesday October 3, 2001. "Pythagoras is the quest of a Lebanon, its historical identity, and the spiritual identity of the Human Being. This novel is an essay of religion, philosophy and science, brought together into the human consciousness." - "Appeared in the Magazine, issue of November 2, 2001: "On the 19th of December 2001, at the Lebanese Press Syndicate, the poet and thinker Saiid Akl, gave his 90th award to the young Lebanese author, Karim El-Koussa. He said: I'm very happy that I'm giving my prize to Karim... I'm indeed very proud of that work on the Great Pythagoras." - Appeared in As-Safir, December 19, and Ad-Diyar, December 21, 2001. In an interview with Said Akl in the magazine Al-Afkar, issued January 21, 2002, the notorious Lebanese poet stated: "In 2001, there appeared three books that brightened the year... the third book was Pythagoras by Karim El-Koussa, which speaks deeply about Pythagoras, of Lebanese origin, son of Saydoun (Sidon), and one of the world's giants who has greatly influenced the sciences and religions." In October 2005, the book received two official citations for achievement in Literature in the USA; one was bestowed by the Mayor of the city of Waterbury and the other by the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut.
Book Synopsis The Ascent of Science by : Brian L. Silver
Download or read book The Ascent of Science written by Brian L. Silver and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an overview of Western science from the Renaissance to the present.
Book Synopsis Evergreen World Famous Personalities Part-1 by : Hseham Amrahs
Download or read book Evergreen World Famous Personalities Part-1 written by Hseham Amrahs and published by Mahesh Dutt Sharma. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a captivating journey through the annals of history with "Evergreen World Famous Personalities." This richly illustrated volume unveils the lives and legacies of iconic figures whose influence transcends time. From trailblazing leaders and cultural luminaries to groundbreaking innovators, each page is a portal into the extraordinary lives that have left an indelible mark on the world stage. Delve into the narratives of individuals whose stories are woven into the fabric of global history. Witness the triumphs, challenges, and transformative moments that define these evergreen personalities. The book transcends boundaries, encompassing figures from diverse fields and eras, presenting a kaleidoscopic tapestry of human achievement. Whether you seek inspiration from the wisdom of visionaries, marvel at the creativity of artists, or ponder the resilience of leaders, "Evergreen World Famous Personalities" serves as a timeless testament to the enduring impact of remarkable individuals. Illuminating, insightful, and beautifully curated, this book invites readers to explore the vibrant mosaic of lives that have shaped the course of humanity. It is a celebration of the human spirit and the everlasting resonance of those who have left an indomitable imprint on our collective consciousness.
Book Synopsis Handbook of Cognitive Mathematics by : Marcel Danesi
Download or read book Handbook of Cognitive Mathematics written by Marcel Danesi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-10-31 with total page 1392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cognitive mathematics provides insights into how mathematics works inside the brain and how it is interconnected with other faculties through so-called blending and other associative processes. This handbook is the first large collection of various aspects of cognitive mathematics to be amassed into a single title, covering decades of connection between mathematics and other figurative processes as they manifest themselves in language, art, and even algorithms. It will be of use to anyone working in math cognition and education, with each section of the handbook edited by an international leader in that field.
Download or read book Pythagoras written by Rajesh Kumar Thakur and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into the fascinating world of ancient philosophy and mathematics with "Pythagoras" by Rajesh Kumar Thakur, a captivating exploration of the life and teachings of one of history's most legendary figures. Follow the journey of Pythagoras, the enigmatic Greek philosopher and mathematician whose enduring legacy continues to shape our understanding of the universe. From his groundbreaking discoveries in geometry to his profound insights into the nature of reality, Pythagoras' influence extends far beyond his own time and place. Explore the themes of reason, harmony, and enlightenment as you delve into Pythagoras' revolutionary ideas and philosophical principles. Thakur's meticulous research and insightful analysis shed light on the profound impact of Pythagoras' teachings on mathematics, science, and spirituality, offering readers a deeper appreciation for his enduring legacy. With its engaging narrative and thought-provoking commentary, "Pythagoras" provides a comprehensive overview of the philosopher's life and contributions to human knowledge. Thakur's accessible writing style and clear explanations make complex concepts accessible to readers of all backgrounds, ensuring that everyone can appreciate the genius of Pythagoras. Experience the thrill of intellectual discovery as you unravel the mysteries of Pythagoras' theorem and explore the interconnectedness of mathematics and philosophy. Whether you're a student of history, mathematics, or philosophy, "Pythagoras" offers valuable insights into the intersection of these disciplines and the profound impact of Pythagoras' ideas on human thought. Join the ranks of inspired readers who have been captivated by Rajesh Kumar Thakur's illuminating portrait of Pythagoras. Whether you're a longtime admirer of the philosopher's work or simply curious about the origins of modern science and philosophy, "Pythagoras" is sure to leave a lasting impression and inspire you to explore the wonders of the ancient world. Don't miss your chance to embark on a journey of discovery with "Pythagoras" by Rajesh Kumar Thakur. Let his insightful exploration of one of history's greatest minds inspire you to seek knowledge, question assumptions, and embrace the pursuit of truth.
Book Synopsis The Legacy of Guilt by : Judith Binney
Download or read book The Legacy of Guilt written by Judith Binney and published by Bridget Williams Books. This book was released on 2021-04-28 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The archetypal story of Thomas Kendall, a self-torturing, struggling missionary in nineteenth century New Zealand, is also a remarkable history of cross-cultural experience. Posted to New Zealand in 1814, Kendall was immensely devout but entirely unprepared for dealing with Māori. He nonetheless helped produce the first Māori Grammar, but was hindered by rumours of an affair with a Māori chief’s daughter. Dismissed from his duties in 1823, he continued studying Māori culture until his death nearly a decade later. Long out of print, this work by a leading New Zealand historian tells an absorbing story of the difficulties and dangers of the evangelical mission.
