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		dr_dshiv on Nov 2, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Five or ten new proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem Is there any evidence supporting the hypothesis that Pythagoras was invented?

dr_dshiv on Nov 3, 2024 | [–]

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42026572

n4r9 on Nov 3, 2024 | [–]

I'm just saying it's not very clear that the figure of Pythagoras existed. It's like Robin Hood or King Arthur - maybe there was a historical person on which the mythology is based, but at this point we just don't know with any certainty.

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