Thales
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Thales of Miletus (pronounced /ˈ
In mathematics, Thales uised geometry tae solve problems such as calculatin the height o pyramids an the distance o ships frae the shore. He is creditit wi the first uise o deductive reasonin applied tae geometry, bi derivin fower corollaries tae Thales' Theorem. As a result, he haes been hailed as the first true mathematician an is the first kent individual tae whom a mathematical discovery haes been attributit.[5]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Aristotle, Metaphysics Alpha, 983b18.
- ↑ Russell, Bertrand. "The History of Western Philosophy". 1945
- ↑ Singer, C. A Short History of Science to the 19th century. Streeter Press, 2008. p. 35.
- ↑ Needham, C.W. Cerebral Logic: Solving the Problem of Mind and Brain. Loose Leaf, 1978. p. 75.
- ↑ (Boyer 1991, "Ionia and the Pythagoreans" p. 43)
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