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Possibly drawing on the ideas of Pythagoras, [254] the sculptor Polykleitos wrote in his Canon that beauty consists in the proportion, not of the elements (materials), but of the interrelation of parts with one another and with the whole. [254] [j] In the Greek architectural orders, every element was calculated and constructed by mathematical ...
In the second episode ("Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow"), of second season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, set in the 23rd-century, the long-lived Lanthanite Pelia casually remarks that she hasn't taken a math class "...since Pythagoras made the crap up", implying that she was a contemporary.
Today, Pythagoras is mostly remembered for his mathematical ideas, and by association with the work early Pythagoreans did in advancing mathematical concepts and theories on harmonic musical intervals, the definition of numbers, proportion and mathematical methods such as arithmetic and geometry.
Pythagoreanism – the system of philosophy of Pythagoras and his followers; Neopythagoreanism – a later philosophical system; Pythagorean cup – a drinking cup that forces its user to imbibe only in moderation; Pythagorean letter – the Greek letter upsilon, used as a symbol by the Pythagoreans; Pythagorean diet – vegetarianism
A Pythagorean Cup (also known as a Pythagoras Cup, Greedy Cup, Cup of Justice, Anti Greedy Goblet or Tantalus Cup) is a practical joke device in a form of a drinking cup, credited to Pythagoras of Samos. When it is filled beyond a certain point, a siphoning effect causes the cup to drain its entire contents through the base.
The legend is, at least with respect to the hammers, demonstrably false. It is probably a Middle Eastern folk tale. [2] These proportions are indeed relevant to string length (e.g. that of a monochord) — using these founding intervals, it is possible to construct the chromatic scale and the basic seven-tone diatonic scale used in modern music, and Pythagoras might well have been influential ...
Matthew Santoro (born July 16, 1985) [3] is a Canadian YouTuber, live streamer, and educator.He creates top ten lists and "50 Amazing Facts" videos [4] [5] [6].Santoro previously produced vlogging and gaming videos, which are no longer available.
This is a topic category for the topic Pythagoras. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. C. Cultural depictions of ...