Snellius's memorial stone (Q1903422)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 821759
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 821759 |
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Snellius's memorial stone (English)
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3 June 1996
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There is described the tombstone of the Dutch mathematician Willebrord Snellius (1580-1626). The author mentions a method of Snellius for computing the decimal digits of \(\pi\).
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history of \(\pi\)
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