Thâbit ibn Qurra's Generalization of the Pythagorean Theorem
@article{Sayili1960ThbitIQ, title={Th{\^a}bit ibn Qurra's Generalization of the Pythagorean Theorem}, author={Aydin M. Sayili}, journal={Isis}, year={1960}, volume={51}, pages={35 - 37} }
IN AN Istanbul manuscript collection of scientific and philosophical articles, there are several monographs by Thabit ibn Qurra, ninth-century mathematician and scientist. One of them is on the "Socratic proof" of the Pythagorean theorem.' This article is a letter written by the author to a friend who was somewhat disappointed with the "Socratic proof" of the Pythagorean theorem, as this proof deals with a special case only, namely, that of an isosceles right triangle, and he wished Thabit to…
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