Dear Mathematician: Dear Pythagoras
The Pythagorean theorem complains that Pythagoras took credit for a result known in Babylon, Egypt, India and China.
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"Dear Pythagoras, I found fame in Babylon, Egypt, India, and China — all without you. So why is it your name on my marquee? You promised me a square deal, and instead, you used me. 'Yours,' apparently, Theorem" [the 3-4-5 squares] "Glory hog."