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"Ex pede Herculem. "From his foot, [we can measure] Hercules", is a maxim of proportionality inspired by an experiment attributed to Pythagoras." - Pythagoras
"Ex pede Herculem.
"From his foot, [we can measure] Hercules", is a maxim of proportionality inspired by an experiment attributed to Pythagoras."
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About Pythagoras
Pythagoras of Samos (Πυθαγόρας; c. 570 BC – c. 496 BC) was an Ionian Greek philosopher often revered as a great mathematician, mystic, scientist, and putative founder of the traditions referred to as Pythagoreanism.
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Native Name:
Πυθαγόρας ὁ Σάμιος
Alternative Names:
Pythagoras of Samos
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Pythagoras from Samos
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Samian Sage
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