22nd September 2016
Ancient Indian mathematician Baudhayana is perhaps the first person to calculate the value of ‘pi’. In his text Baudhayana Shulba Sutra, he mentions that the perimeter of the pit is thrice its diameter, so the approximate value of π is 3.
14th March 2016
Pythagoras, after proving the great theorem, offered a hundred oxen to the Muses as gratitude for the inspiration. It was a gesture of humility as well as pride. Every mathematician, scientist and thinker believes that the theorem is a part of a key to the structure of nature itself. The figure deputes the Egyptian Triangle which has sides of lengths 3, 4, 5 units. Incidentally (3, 4, 5) happens to be the most primitive Pythagorean Trios, as 32 + 42 = 52 (See Page Number 13)