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The history of mathematics deals with the origin of discoveries in mathematics and the mathematical methods and notation of the past. Before the modern age and the worldwide spread of knowledge, written examples of new mathematical developments have come to light only in a few locales.
[5] [6] [7] The earliest sources on Pythagoras's life are brief, ambiguous, and often satirical. [4] [8] [9] The earliest source on Pythagoras's teachings is a satirical poem probably written after his death by the Greek philosopher Xenophanes of Colophon (c. 570 – c. 478 BC), who had been one of his contemporaries.
Book of Numbers: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Numbers but Was Difficult to Understand. New Delhi: Orient Paperbacks. 2006. ISBN 81-222-0006-0. OCLC 931780447. In the Wonderland of Numbers: Maths and Your Child. New Delhi: Orient Paperbacks. 2006. ISBN 978-81-222-0399-8. OCLC 933396051. Super Memory: It Can Be Yours!. New Delhi ...
The date of birth is based on a statement by the Byzantine Greek scholar John Tzetzes that Archimedes lived for 75 years before his death in 212 BC. [9] Plutarch wrote in his Parallel Lives that Archimedes was related to King Hiero II , the ruler of Syracuse, although Cicero suggests he was of humble origin.
Canadian Global Almanac (1992–2005), a book of facts about Canada and the world; Deventer Almanak; Encyclopædia Britannica Almanac (not the Yearbook, which is an annual update to the multi-volume encyclopedia; the almanac is a standalone publication) Enkhuizer Almanak (founded in 1595, and the oldest known copy of it dates back to 1596)
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1. The period of English history that spanned the reign of Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland (1558–1603). Elizabeth was the last monarch of the Tudor period, and the Elizabethan era is often depicted as a golden age in English history, an age of economic growth, naval supremacy, and national pride. 2.