answersLogoWhite

0

What did Pythagoras and Euclid do?

Updated: 4/28/2022
User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

Best Answer

Pythagoras was a Greek mathematician and philosopher who lived in the 6th century BC and is best remembered for the Pythagorean theorem (the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the opposite two sides). Euclid was a Greek mathematician living in the 4th century BC who taught at the university in Alexandria, Egypt. He became known as the Father of Geometry many years after publishing a thirteen volume work called Euclid's Elements in which he compiled and explained all the known mathematics of his time. Euclid's Elements is the world's most famous mathematical work and is also the oldest continuously used mathematical textbook. It is the foundation of the geometry still being taught in schools almost two and one-half millennium after Euclid's death.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What did Pythagoras and Euclid do?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Was Pythagoras was a friend of Euclid?

Pythagoras died before Euclid was born.


What were Pythagoras and Euclid best known for in their work?

Pythagoras and Euclid were best known for their work in mathematics.


Pythagoras and Euclid were best known for their work in what field?

Pythagoras and Euclid were best known for their work in mathematics.


Who was born first Pythagoras or Euclid?

Pythagoras was born around 570 BC, about 235 years earlier than Euclid.


When were Archimedes Pythagoras and Euclid living in relation?

Euclid is thought to have lived from about 325 to 265 BC. Pythagoras lived approximately 250 years before Euclid, from about 582 to 500 BC.


Are Euclid and Pythagoras the same person or different?

Different.


Who is the greatest master of the geometry?

Either Euclid or Pythagoras; Euclid being the "father of geometry," and Pythagoras having discovered possibly the most important geometrical relation. (The Pythagorean theorem)


Who proved the angle sum property of a triangle?

Euclid and Pythagoras.


Who was born first Archimedes Euclid or Pythagoras?

Pythagoras lived from around 580-500 BC Euclid lived from about 325-265 BC Archimedes lived from about 287-212 BC


Who was born first Pythagorus or Euclid?

Pythagoras was born around 570 BC, about 235 years before Euclid,


Who did Pythagoras influence?

Pythagoras influenced many people like, Philolaus, Alcmaeon, Parmenides, Plato, Euclid, Empedocles, Hippasus, and Kepler.


What pair of Greek mathematicians made great advances in geometry?

Euclid and pythagoras.