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		ianbishop on July 25, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Six Visual Proofs Oh my god. The Pythagorean one just blew my mind. I am so embarrassed.

omail on July 25, 2009 | [–]

IIRC that proof is from India around 900 C.E.

rudyfink on July 26, 2009 | [–]

I'm not sure if you'll check back on your post, but if you do I think you might really enjoy http://www.sunsite.ubc.ca/DigitalMathArchive/Euclid/byrne.ht... (it's an illustrated version of Euclid's "The Elements").

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