The authors review Pi's history from prebiblical times to the twenty-first century and the many amusing and often mind-boggling attempts to estimate its precise value
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Onderwerpen
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Pi (wiskunde)
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Taal
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Engels
Meer informatie
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Uitgever
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Prometheus Books, Amherst, N.Y
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Verschenen
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2004
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ISBN
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9781591022008
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1591022002
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Kenmerken
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324 pagina's
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Aantekening
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Met literatuuropgave en index
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afterword by Herbert A. Hauptman
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Chapter 1What Is [pi]?13 --Chapter 2The History of [pi]41 --Chapter 3Calculating the Value of [pi]79 --Chapter 4[pi] Enthusiasts117 --Chapter 5[pi] Curiosities137 --Chapter 6Applications of [pi]157 --Chapter 7Paradox in [pi]217 --Appendix AA Three-Dimensional Example of a Rectilinear Equivalent to a Circular Measurement293 --Appendix BRamanujan's Work297 --Appendix CProof That e[superscript pi greater than sign pi superscript e]301 --Appendix DA Rope around the Regular Polygons305.
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