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I had a music teacher who told us that when one of Pythagoras' disciples pointed out this discrepancy, Pythagoras threatened to kill him if he should ever revea
by icecreamguy 12y ago
I had a music teacher who told us that when one of Pythagoras' disciples pointed out this discrepancy, Pythagoras threatened to kill him if he should ever reveal it to anyone else. Obvoisly hard to verify but a funny story nonethless!
- zb 12y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippasus_of_Metapontum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippasus_of_Metapontum