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Pythagorean Theorem Found On Clay Tablet 1,000 Years Older Than Pythagoras (www.iflscience.com)
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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.

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[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Internalized? I dont think you are using that correctly.

[–] renard_roux@beehaw.org 7 points 11 months ago

Institutionalized maybe?