Mathematician:Henry Perigal

Mathematician
British stockbroker and amateur mathematician, best known for his dissection proofs, and his dissection-based proof of Pythagoras's Theorem.

Also known for his unorthodox belief that the moon does not rotate.

Nationality
English

History

 * Born: 1 April 1801
 * Died: 6 June 1898

Theorems and Definitions

 * Pythagoras's Theorem: Dissection-Based Proof

Publications

 * 1891: