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The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History (other topics)The Pythagorean Theorem, Crown Jewel of Mathematics (other topics)
I'd like a book that has all (or a vast majority) of them, and lays out the reasoning for them - and preferably the history of each proof.
f/Sparks:
"...via a series of proofs that increase in sophistication as centuries progress"
Reportedly, we do not have Pythagoras' own proof (if he ever did) of the theorem.
There are several books on the theorem:
The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History
The Pythagorean Theorem, Crown Jewel of Mathematics
Which I've not read yet; but I'd like the proofs - *NOT* discussion on the theorem's importance or history, or "spinoffs including trigonometry, puzzles, and pastimes." These books appear to have a selection of the proofs (ie: only a few - I'm guessing under 20).