On the Measurement of a Circle
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gptkb:philosophy
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Περί μέτρου κύκλου
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Archimedes
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| gptkbp:contains |
Archimedes' method for approximating pi
formula for area of a circle formula for circumference of a circle |
| gptkbp:dateWritten |
circa 250 BCE
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On the Measurement of a Circle
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| gptkbp:influenced |
later studies of pi
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| gptkbp:length |
3 propositions
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| gptkbp:notableAchievement |
pi is between 3 1/7 and 3 10/71
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
approximation of pi
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| gptkbp:originalLanguage |
gptkb:Ancient_Greek
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| gptkbp:preservedIn |
Greek manuscripts
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| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:butter
gptkb:geometry |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Science_in_Antiquity
gptkb:Archimedes'_works |
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7
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