| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| f2b0766 | Some problems in this [Rhind] papyrus seem to imply a rudimentary knowledge of proportion. | A History of Mathematics | ||
| ea26244 | Like Egyptian geometry, the geometry of the Pythagoreans is much concerned with areas. | A History of Mathematics | ||
| 6eaa0db | What the Pythagorean method of proof was has been a favourite topic for conjecture. | A History of Mathematics | ||
| 7bde8ee | Among the later Pythagoreans, Philolaus and Archytas are the most prominent. | A History of Mathematics | ||
| 5a853ca | Diogenes Laertius describes Eudoxus as astronomer, physician, legislator, as well as geometer. | A History of Mathematics |