Genius Mathematician Pythagoras Was Wrong About This One Thing in Music

Medicine & Technology Mar 03, 2024

Pythagoras was reportedly wrong to believe musical consonance relied on integer ratios to sound appealing no matter what the instrument. Continue reading to learn more.

Was the Pythagorean Theorem Plagiarized? Ancient Babylonian Tablet Predates Pythagoras by 1,000 Years

Oct 05, 2023

The Pythagorean theorem, attributed to Pythagoras, who used it to find missing sides in right triangles, may have earlier origins. Continue reading to learn more details.

Babylonians Used Pythagorean Theorem, Right Triangle Calculations, 1,000 Years Before Pythagoras Was Born

Aug 05, 2021

Researchers uncovered a clay slab known as Si.427 in Iraq, previously a Babylonian city that shows how the ancient civilization used Pythagorean Theorem 1,000 years before Pythagoras was born.