The Nicomachus Centre
In Ajlun, near Jerash in Jordan, Othman Malhas has had an old
building converted into a conference centre, in honour of
Nicomachus of Gerasa (now Jerash).
Among other things Nicomachus is credited with discovering that
the sum of the first n cubes is equal to the square of the sum of the
first n numbers.
The Nicomachus Centre
View of Ajlun Castle from the Nicomachus Centre.
The castle was built in 1184AD by Izz ad-Din Usama, one of
Saladin's generals, on the site of an earlier monastery.
View from the small stage
Pythagoras - mathematics and music
The library - mathematics and music
Enaya, the architect
Othman
The sum of the cubes is the square of the sum