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Pythagoras:

Bridging the Divine and the Mathematical

Beyond the Triangle. Delving into the

Journey from Numbers to the Notes of
the Cosmos.

When we hear the name Pythagoras,
most of us are transported back to

our school days, grappling with the
geometric simplicity of a right-angled
triangle. The Pythagorean theorem,

stating that in a right-angled triangle, the
square of the length of the hypotenuse

(the side opposite the right angle)
is equal to the sum of the squares of
the lengths of the other two sides, is

a fundamental relation in Euclidean
geometry among the three sides of a

right triangle. Although the theorem
was known to Babylonians 1000 years
earlier, it’s widely believed that the

Greek philosopher and mathematician
Pythagoras was the first to provide a

proof.

Not many know, though, that

Pythagoras’ legacy extends far beyond
geometry, reaching into the realms

of spirituality, astrology, and sound
healing, embodying a holistic approach
to knowledge that intertwines the

mathematical with the mystical.
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