Researchers have found the #Pythagorean theorem on ancient #Babylonian clay tablets that predate Pythagoras by 1,000 years! The tablets were discovered in what is now Iraq and date back to the Old Babylonian period (1900-1600 BC). They contain mathematical calculations and diagrams that use the principles of the Pythagorean theorem to solve problems related to land surveying, construction and astronomy.
More about this amazing discovery: https://hasanjasim.online/unearthing-history-pythagorean-theorem-discovered-on-clay-tablet-preceding-pythagoras-by-1000-years/
