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- of Ptolemy's inequality, but since it has a tiny article and explains that equality is achieved only in the case the corresponds to Ptolemy's theorem, it...32 KB (4,993 words) - 09:39, 31 January 2024
- such as that developed by Ptolemy used (unsuprisingly) Ptolemy's theorem although it is debatable whether "Ptolemy's Theorem" may in fact pre-date it's...7 KB (1,173 words) - 05:42, 9 March 2024
- Talk:List of trigonometric identities (section Suggestion for improving subsection on Ptolemy's theorem)needs improvement, I think: ["Ptolemy's theorem"] There are a few problems with it. First, although Ptolemy's theorem does indeed relate nicely to the...26 KB (3,913 words) - 08:59, 11 April 2024
- reflected in Diophantus II.VII. The same question may be asked of Ptolemy's Theorem which was crucial to the accurate calculation of early trig tables...2 KB (231 words) - 21:53, 31 January 2024
- (By Ptolemy's theorem) Thus a2 + b2 = c2 Hence proved. Midhul (talk) 14:58, 10 August 2009 (UTC) Yes, the Pythagorean theorem follows from Ptolemy's theorem...74 KB (11,403 words) - 06:45, 26 May 2022
- based on a request from Talk:Pythagorean theorem. It matches the following masks: Talk:Pythagorean theorem/Archive <#> It was generated at 04:27, 13...22 KB (31 words) - 04:27, 13 December 2019
- flag theorem Dulcarnon Fermat's Last Theorem Linear algebra List of triangle topics Lp space Nonhypotenuse number Parallelogram law Ptolemy's theorem Pythagorean...69 KB (9,224 words) - 18:29, 14 August 2022
- I think the section Pythagorean_theorem#Sets_of_m-dimensional_objects_in_n-dimensional_space is excessively long, too informal, sometimes ambiguous and...120 KB (19,056 words) - 12:12, 6 May 2024
- we'd have been stuck with Ptolemy to this day. Yes, I know QM has, in most areas, a lot more experimental support than Ptolemy's theory ever had, but it...133 KB (22,142 words) - 22:08, 26 June 2012
- anyone who thinks the Pythagorus was the first to state the Pythagorean theorem. Indeed it was likely used well before even 800 BC (look at the article)...15 KB (2,255 words) - 23:46, 15 December 2023
- Talk:Law of cosines (section Pythagorean Theorem bit)The bit in the Ptolemy's theorem section references the Pythagorean theorem, citing it as a 2 + c 2 = b 2 . {\displaystyle a^{2}+c^{2}=b^{2}.\quad } ....27 KB (4,395 words) - 18:08, 15 June 2024
- clear on the word "alternatively". Is this a statement of an alternative theorem with the same name? Does it simply mean "equivalently"? Or is this a generalization...1 KB (136 words) - 13:10, 8 February 2024
- Talk:Gersonides (section A summation theorem)light years, which is indeed very close to 10 billion times as far as Ptolemy's distance. as it seems more of a discussion point --Rumping (talk) 02:27...7 KB (905 words) - 19:06, 14 February 2024
- but it seems likely that he was substituting the name of Ptolemy for Theon. Apparently Ptolemy's Almagest and also Proclus's Hypothyposis consistently used...33 KB (4,921 words) - 15:49, 2 April 2024
- Talk:Great circle (section Theorem of Great Circles)divided into 500 stadions of 600 remen of 14.7" = 222m [The degree of Ptolemy] "Ptolemy's other main work is his Geography. This too is a compilation, of what...25 KB (3,838 words) - 00:52, 9 March 2024
- Talk:History of trigonometry (section Ptolemy's Tables)significant & mainly was not influenced by ptolemy's work.Just to make your info more correct that Ptolemy's & greek mathematicians works were on chord...30 KB (4,627 words) - 06:22, 9 March 2024
- added more incorrect information. Newton's theorem has not been superseded, it is a mathematical theorem that remains as valid as ever, it's just that...21 KB (3,185 words) - 10:33, 8 February 2024
- provide a physical structure, or Hay'a,* for the universe in which each of Ptolemy's motions in the Almagest would be the result of a uniformly rotating solid...49 KB (7,383 words) - 14:48, 4 June 2010
- if someone rediscovers an already known theorem. This could be mentioned in the history section of the theorem's article, but for the timeline I think it's...22 KB (3,401 words) - 04:38, 26 March 2024
- the three distinct methods of computing chords. More on the geometric theorems: Their precise statements, how they are proved, how they are used in deriving...866 bytes (122 words) - 20:33, 3 November 2011