Pythagoras was arguably the first 'genius' of Western culture, establishing a blend of high intellect and high lunacy. This book tells the remarkable story of the life of this poorly understood genius and the transformation his work brought about in mathematics.[...]

Christiane L. Joost-Gaugier offers the first systematic study of Pythagoras and his influence on mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, religion, medicine, music, the occult, and social life - as well as on architecture and art - in the late medieval and early modern eras. Following the threads of admi[...]

500 years after the birth of Jesus, Pythagoras taught that the universe trembled because there was a truth greater than what we could imagine. In the XVI century, the director of Luther's choir initiated a worship movement using the harmony in the choir arrangements for the first time. In the XIX ce[...]

Founded in 1961 and still thriving today, the recreational magazine Pythagoras has given generations of high school students in the Netherlands a perspective on many branches of mathematics that are not taught in schools. This book is a selection of the best and most inspiring articles from Pythagor[...]

Authentic memoirs of the life of Pythagoras the father of philosophy and the inventor of geometry hold great interest for every lover of wisdom.a Iamblichus' biography is universally acknowledged as deriving from sources of the highest antiquity.a Its classic translation by Thomas Taylor was first p[...]

The Golden Verses of Pythagoras are a collection of moral exhortations. The exact origins of the golden verses are unknown and there are varying opinions regarding their dating. It appears that the verses may have been known as early as the third century BC but their existence as we know them cannot[...]