Measurement of a Circle

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:book
gptkbp:author gptkb:Archimedes
gptkbp:contains Archimedes' approximation of pi as between 3 1/7 and 3 10/71
proof that the area of a circle equals that of a right triangle with legs equal to the radius and circumference
gptkbp:dateWritten circa 250 BC
gptkbp:genre gptkb:philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Measurement of a Circle
gptkbp:language gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:notableFor method of exhaustion
approximation of pi
gptkbp:officeLocation gptkb:Archimedes
gptkbp:originalTitle gptkb:Κύκλου_μέτρησις
gptkbp:subject gptkb:geometry
gptkb:mathematics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Archimedes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5