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The builders of Stonehenge were a couple millennia ahead of
Pythagoras.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/06/20/stonehenge-builders-used-pythagoras-theorem-2000-years-greek/
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On 06/21/2018 04:52 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
The builders of Stonehenge were a couple millennia ahead of
Pythagoras.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/06/20/stonehenge-builders-used-pythagoras-theorem-2000-years-greek/


"Pythagoras discovery that the sum of the areas of two squares on the
sides of a triangle will add up to the area of a square on hypotenuse
has been used for millennia to help builders attain perfect right-angles."

Pythagorean Theorem according to Sarah Knapton...
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On Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 10:07:00 AM UTC-4, rbowman wrote:
On 06/21/2018 04:52 AM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
The builders of Stonehenge were a couple millennia ahead of
Pythagoras.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/06/20/stonehenge-builders-used-pythagoras-theorem-2000-years-greek/


"Pythagoras discovery that the sum of the areas of two squares on the
sides of a triangle will add up to the area of a square on hypotenuse
has been used for millennia to help builders attain perfect right-angles."

Pythagorean Theorem according to Sarah Knapton...


Which is correct, it's how it's proved.

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On Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 6:52:50 AM UTC-4, Dean Hoffman wrote:
The builders of Stonehenge were a couple millennia ahead of
Pythagoras.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/06/20/stonehenge-builders-used-pythagoras-theorem-2000-years-greek/



And then the other week another Stonehenge expert claimed that most
of the stuff showed up there naturally. Go figure.
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On 6/21/18 8:00 AM, BurfordTJustice wrote:
Stones used to have arm and legs and were free to roam about.

they evolved and got rid of the arms and legs...Go figure.


WTF, 'tard??



of course you are, but thank you for admitting it


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: On Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 6:52:50 AM UTC-4, Dean Hoffman wrote:
: The builders of Stonehenge were a couple millennia ahead of
: Pythagoras.
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/06/20/stonehenge-builders-used-pythagoras-theorem-2000-years-greek/
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: And then the other week another Stonehenge expert claimed that most
: of the stuff showed up there naturally. Go figure.



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