Van Ceulen's tombstone (Q1903423)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 821760
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 821760 |
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Van Ceulen's tombstone (English)
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3 June 1996
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The paper contains a biographical note on Ludolph van Ceulen (ca. 1540-1610), a Dutch mathematician who computed 34 decimals of \(\pi\). The author relates the story of the tombstone of van Ceulen, famous for its inscription with decimals of \(\pi\).
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history of \(\pi\)
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