Excerpt from A History of Science, Vol. 1 of 5: The Beginnings of Science<br><br>Pythagoras the boxer, p. I 12 - Pythagoras the philosopher, p. 1 I 3 Greek philosophers in Italy, p. 114 - The followers of Pythagoras, Parmenides, and Empedocles, p. 117 - T he doctrine that the earth is a sphere, p. 118 - Astronomical observations of Pythagoras, p. 119 - His measurements of triangles, p. 12o - His theories accord ing to Diogenes Laertius, p. 121 - His repudiation of the theory of spontaneous generation, p. 12 3 - Xenophanes and Parmenides, p. 127 - Xenophanes' conception of the formation of fossils, p. 128 -empedocles, physician, observer, and dreamer, p. 132-his de nial of an anthropomorphic god, p. 134 - His anatomical knowl edge, p. 136 - His conception of evolution, p. 137.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.