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Coordinate geometry

Submitted by mr46636 on Thu, 02/15/2018 - 14:20

             

Topic Gallery Math Geometry Concept Ancient and Medieval 17th c. Mediterranean World Europe

Pi

Submitted by mr46636 on Thu, 02/15/2018 - 13:45

             

Topic Gallery Math Geometry Concept Ancient and Medieval 16th c. 17th c. 18th c. 19th c. 20th c. Asia and Pacific Mediterranean World Africa Europe

Lubna of Córdoba, scholar

Submitted by mr46636 on Thu, 02/01/2018 - 16:26

MuslimWomenCordoba.jpg

Muslim women playing chess, Alphonso X, Book of Games: A Game Researcher's Resource. A website created by MacGregor Historic Games. https://inpress.lib.uiowa.edu/feminae/DetailsPage.aspx?Feminae_ID=36377
Little is known about Lubna (or Labana) of Córdoba, but the fragmentary sources historians do have illuminate the forgotten role of Muslim women in mathematics and science...
Topic Gallery Math Algebra Geometry Hidden Figures Topic Gallery Medieval Europe Mediterranean World

The Pythagorean Theorem

Submitted by mr46636 on Fri, 01/12/2018 - 11:29

Every geometry student knows a²+b²=c², but where did this famous theorem come from? And what, if anything, does it have to do with Pythagoras?...
Topic Gallery Math Geometry Concept Ancient and Medieval Asia and Pacific Mediterranean World

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