It is perhaps the greatest unsolved mystery of all time: Did the lost city of Atlantis actually exist? And if it did once exist, where was it located before its watery demise? Fortunately, the ...

The Pythagorean theorem stands as one of mathematics' most enduring and practical principles. Named after the ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras, this fundamental concept has guided engineers, ...

Ancient Indian mathematician Baudhayana was the first person to formulate a theorem on right-angled triangles that in its modern form came to be associated with Greek mathematician Pythagoras, a newly ...

Baudhyana (represntative image (L), In Raphael's fresco The School of Athens, Pythagoras is shown writing in a book as a young man presents him with a tablet showing a diagrammatic representation of ...

Prince Rupert (left) and Jakob Steininger (right) credit, released as a courtesy of Mr. Steininger A pair of European mathematicians have proven a 300-year-old inference on shapes wrong, and won a bet ...

Abstract: To address the challenges of low single-target efficiency, multi-source signal aliasing and equipment time error in rocket debris sonic boom localisation ...

Every summer, scores of tourists take to the bustling streets of Barcelona, a city known for its breathtaking architecture. Nicolás Atanes Santos, a young Spanish mathematician, sees this as an ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on May 5, 2024. For many high school students returning to class, it may seem like geometry and trigonometry were created by the Greeks as a form ...

Trigonometry class has tripped up generations of teenagers, yet none of its puzzles spark more head‑scratching than the classic right‑triangle riddle. The formula a² + b² = c² looks tidy on the ...

Discover how the Pythagorean Theorem can solve all your right triangle problems! Learn how to use it easily with clear examples and quick tips. Ideal for students, math enthusiasts, and math Olympiads ...

Over 120 years ago, Henry Ernest Dudeney posed the famous dissection problem of transforming a triangle into a square by cutting it into as few pieces as possible. In a new study, researchers have ...

Abstract: The cooperative operation of multi-measuring vessels improves measurement efficiency and accuracy, but optimizing their arrangement and coverage is still a key technical challenge in ...