Part one of term paper
made many contributions to the development of science, literature, and ethics. These contributions have influenced the modern world today. Many mathematicians, astronomers, and scientists contributed to the development of many of the luxuries we enjoy today. Homer, author of The Iliad and The Odyssey, made contributions to the field of liter ...

Part two of term paper
... formed the basic element of science. From this basic element came the luxuries we enjoy today. Pythagoras, a mathematician, proved "the relationship between the legs and the hypotenuse of a right triangle."1 From this, he derived the Pythagorean Theorem. This contribution mainly influenced architecture and geometry today. Equally, Eratosthenes also influenced architecture and geometry. He developed a method of determining the circumference of the Earth by using geometry. Developed by Archimede ...