Pythagoras is a greek mathematician and astronomer. He is best known for the Pythagorean theorem but is also known for other math related theories. He founded a group called the Pythagoreans, who also are credited to math related theories. He also has many astronomical theories, some proven and some disproven.
Pythagoras was born around 570 BC in Samos, Greece. His dad was a traveling merchant, so his mom had to raise his siblings and him by herself most of the time but Pythagoras did travel often with his dad. He was talented in mathematics and music at a young age. He then was educated under a man named Thales, who lived nearby, and under him he studied mathematics and astronomy. When he was twenty he traveled to Egypt and Babylonia to study …show more content…
He got a little bit of luck in Italy because he was able to establish a school, Pythagorean Society, where he was able to teach men and women. He divided them into two groups Acoustici and Mathematici. Acoustici or listeners were not able to speak during lectures. They studied math and philosophy for five years. After five successful years of being an Acoustici, the person would move up to a Mathematici or mathematicians and study mathematics, astronomy and music and could ask questions and say opinions. His students Pythagoreans followed strict rules of behavior with a vegetarian diet, shared possessions, and let women and children participate in …show more content…
He developed a new theory in astronomy based on ratios. He thought the universe was a sphere and the stars were on the outer shell. The sun, moon and the other planets revolved around the Earth because it was in the center. He came up with the idea of “Harmony of the Spheres” because the distance between Earth and each of the seven planets had the same ratios as the seven musical notes A through G. The idea was popular among Greeks but scientist later disproved it. When observing a lunar eclipse he saw the curved shadow the Earth gave and discovered that Earth was a sphere. He is also credited towards Earth rotating on an axis.
He died around 500-490 BC in Metapontum, Italy. There are many different stories about his death. One is he died in a fire when his school was burned by an angry mob. The second story is that he escaped the fire in the school but was chased to a bean field, but not wanting to step on the sacred beans he was killed by the mob. The third story is that he escaped the school and moved to a town near Metapontum and died around 490
Pythagoras was born around 570 BC in Samos, Greece. His dad was a traveling merchant, so his mom had to raise his siblings and him by herself most of the time but Pythagoras did travel often with his dad. He was talented in mathematics and music at a young age. He then was educated under a man named Thales, who lived nearby, and under him he studied mathematics and astronomy. When he was twenty he traveled to Egypt and Babylonia to study …show more content…
He got a little bit of luck in Italy because he was able to establish a school, Pythagorean Society, where he was able to teach men and women. He divided them into two groups Acoustici and Mathematici. Acoustici or listeners were not able to speak during lectures. They studied math and philosophy for five years. After five successful years of being an Acoustici, the person would move up to a Mathematici or mathematicians and study mathematics, astronomy and music and could ask questions and say opinions. His students Pythagoreans followed strict rules of behavior with a vegetarian diet, shared possessions, and let women and children participate in …show more content…
He developed a new theory in astronomy based on ratios. He thought the universe was a sphere and the stars were on the outer shell. The sun, moon and the other planets revolved around the Earth because it was in the center. He came up with the idea of “Harmony of the Spheres” because the distance between Earth and each of the seven planets had the same ratios as the seven musical notes A through G. The idea was popular among Greeks but scientist later disproved it. When observing a lunar eclipse he saw the curved shadow the Earth gave and discovered that Earth was a sphere. He is also credited towards Earth rotating on an axis.
He died around 500-490 BC in Metapontum, Italy. There are many different stories about his death. One is he died in a fire when his school was burned by an angry mob. The second story is that he escaped the fire in the school but was chased to a bean field, but not wanting to step on the sacred beans he was killed by the mob. The third story is that he escaped the school and moved to a town near Metapontum and died around 490