Pythagoras is just a special case

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McKee, Sean (2026) Pythagoras is just a special case. Math Horizons, 34 (1). pp. 18-19. ISSN 1072-4117 (https://doi.org/10.1080/10724117.2026.2676779)

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Abstract

It was a great surprise to me to discover through a golfing pal from St. Andrews that one of Napoleon’s generals was responsible for a simple theorem that has the Pythagorean Theorem as a special case: His name was Lazare Carnot.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:97125
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    25 August 2026
    Published
    18 December 2025
    Accepted
    Subjects:Science > Mathematics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Mathematics and Statistics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:28 Aug 2026 06:43
    Last modified:04 Sep 2026 00:18
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/97125
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