It predates Pythagoras by over 1,000 years.

A Babylonian tablet from around 1770 BC uses principles of the Pythagorean theorem, suggesting ancient Babylonians discovered it centuries before the famous Greek mathematician Pythagoras for whom it’s named.

  • kibiz0r@midwest.socialEnglish
    21·
    1 year ago

    Yep. History is written by the victors. And Western textbooks are full of Greek names. But when it comes to Eastern contributions…? Eh, let’s just call it the “Chinese Remainder Theorem”. They don’t get names.

    It paints a real strange picture.

    • Magnor@lemmy.magnor.ovh
      4·
      1 year ago

      In France most curricula go one step further and call it “the Chinese theorem”. Talk about internalised racism.