"So much appears certain to us, that Pythagoras could have been in Babylon."
— Moritz Cantor

January 1, 1970

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19th-century German mathematiciansUniversity of Göttingen alumniGerman historians of mathematics20th-century German mathematiciansHeidelberg University alumni
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Als sicher gestellt erscheint uns damit so viel, dass Pythagoras in Babylon hätte gewesen sein können. (Cantor 1880: 128)