Hi guys! Here is our last legacy, on Ancient Greek Mathmatics and Science. We have a lot to thank the Ancient Greeks for!
The Greeks have produced or made great advancements in mathematics which are being used today. Euclid was known for the basic rules and terms of geometry. While Pythagoras was famous for his theorem a2 + b2=c2 for a right triangle. Pythagoras also came up with a value of pie to calculate the circumference of a circle which is incredibly important. Archimedes discovered the physical law of displacement. This is when an object moves the same volume of water as the object which is placed inside it. Archimedes also used levers and pulleys to move heavy objects which inspired us. He launched a fully loaded ship all by himself. Archimedes also invented the Archimedes screw, which holds water up from rivers for the irrigation of fields. In addition to discoveries in math and physics, he invented weapons to help the Greeks in the Roman invasion. One of those weapons was the famous catapult. In 21 B.C.E. the Romans captured his city and killed him. In ancient Greece they weren’t a fan of equations or algebra but instead they were more focused on geometry, and used geometric methods to solve problems you might use in algebra. They were also very interested in proving that certain mathematical ideas were true. So they spent a lot of time using geometry to prove that things were always true, even though people like the Egyptians and Babylonians (for example) already knew they were right most of the time. I guess you can say that Greek people are very interesting!
The Greeks have produced or made great advancements in mathematics which are being used today. Euclid was known for the basic rules and terms of geometry. While Pythagoras was famous for his theorem a2 + b2=c2 for a right triangle. Pythagoras also came up with a value of pie to calculate the circumference of a circle which is incredibly important. Archimedes discovered the physical law of displacement. This is when an object moves the same volume of water as the object which is placed inside it. Archimedes also used levers and pulleys to move heavy objects which inspired us. He launched a fully loaded ship all by himself. Archimedes also invented the Archimedes screw, which holds water up from rivers for the irrigation of fields. In addition to discoveries in math and physics, he invented weapons to help the Greeks in the Roman invasion. One of those weapons was the famous catapult. In 21 B.C.E. the Romans captured his city and killed him. In ancient Greece they weren’t a fan of equations or algebra but instead they were more focused on geometry, and used geometric methods to solve problems you might use in algebra. They were also very interested in proving that certain mathematical ideas were true. So they spent a lot of time using geometry to prove that things were always true, even though people like the Egyptians and Babylonians (for example) already knew they were right most of the time. I guess you can say that Greek people are very interesting!
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