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Surviving fragments of information about Pythagoras (born ca. 570 BCE) gave rise to a growing set of legends about this famous sage and his followers, whose reputations throughout Antiquity and the Middle Ages have never before been studied...



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Joost-Gaugier's summaries of historical sources about Pythagoras are useful in outlining and appreciating the multidisciplinary history of Pythagorean influence over the last two and a half millennia.

* Virginia Quarterly Review *

This is intellectual history of a very high order that will also be useful for general readers.... highly recommended.

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Measuring Heaven

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    A Paperback / softback by Christiane L. Joost-Gaugier

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      Publisher: Cornell University Press
      Publication Date: 07/08/2007
      ISBN13: 9780801474095, 978-0801474095
      ISBN10: 0801474094
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      History of art Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Surviving fragments of information about Pythagoras (born ca. 570 BCE) gave rise to a growing set of legends about this famous sage and his followers, whose reputations throughout Antiquity and the Middle Ages have never before been studied...



      Trade Review

      Joost-Gaugier's summaries of historical sources about Pythagoras are useful in outlining and appreciating the multidisciplinary history of Pythagorean influence over the last two and a half millennia.

      * Virginia Quarterly Review *

      This is intellectual history of a very high order that will also be useful for general readers.... highly recommended.

      * Choice *

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