For Pythagoras, true happiness came from knowledge, in particular from the order and harmony of maths.

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Moreover, the Lange 1 was an instant design icon, a stately reserve of squares and circles that would have warmed the heart of Pythagoras himself.

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Though born in Samos, Pythagoras is considered a local son.

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With research continuing into this strand of ancient history, it remains to be seen whether Pythagoras's theorem will come to bear the name of an old Babylonian scribe instead.

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Pythagoras was interested in numbers for their own sake.

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Was Pythagoras, in the 6th century B.

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Sob your hearts out, Aeschylus and Pythagoras.

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At his peak, Jones was beautiful: the fastest hands and feet since an early Muhammad Ali, the knockout power of Tommy Hearns, more angles than Pythagoras, the reflexes of featherweight legend Willie Pep - so quick, you couldn't hit him with a handful of sugar.

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