Thales (c.624-548 BC)
is the first mathematician known to us by name. He was a wealthy Greek who travelled widely and worked on many subjects including mathematics, astronomy and philosophy. He appears to have been the first to produce theorems which were supported by logical reasoning rather than experiment. Among other things he showed how it was possible to work out the height of a pyramid from the length of its shadow – using a stick placed vertically in the ground, and a calculation based on shadow lengths and similar triangles.
is the first mathematician known to us by name. He was a wealthy Greek who travelled widely and worked on many subjects including mathematics, astronomy and philosophy. He appears to have been the first to produce theorems which were supported by logical reasoning rather than experiment. Among other things he showed how it was possible to work out the height of a pyramid from the length of its shadow – using a stick placed vertically in the ground, and a calculation based on shadow lengths and similar triangles.
Tales (aproximadamente 624-548 a. de C.)
es el primer matemático que conocemos de nombre. Fue un griego adinerado que viajó ampliamente y trabajó sobre muchas materias, incluyendo matemáticas, astronomía y filosofía. Parece haber sido el primero en elaborar teoremas que se apoyaban en razonamientos lógicos en lugar de experimentación. Entre otras cosas, mostró cómo era posible calcular la altura de una pirámide partiendo de la longitud de su sombra - utilizando un palo colocado verticalmente sobre el suelo, y un cálculo basado en las longitudes de las sombras y en triángulos semejantes.
[extraído del libro: Oxford Study Mathematics Dictionary]
[extraído del libro: Oxford Study Mathematics Dictionary]
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