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- How many digits did the ancient Egyptians calculate pi to?
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johnlittlephysics said
at 10:05 am on Jan 27, 2011
How many digits did the ancient Egyptians calculate the value of pi to?
Jennifer Yao said
at 9:07 pm on Jan 27, 2011
Is it 15 digits? Cos ratio is 1760:280.
johnlittlephysics said
at 1:07 am on Jan 30, 2011
Interestingly, ancient Babylonians may have calculated pi earlier.
The Egyptians may have calculated to 5 digits : 3.1605 for pi.
See http://www.exploratorium.edu/pi/history_of_pi/index.html , website of The Exploratorium is a museum of science, art, and human perception located in San Francisco, California.
johnlittlephysics said
at 2:07 am on Jan 30, 2011
For the latest world record on pi calculation,
see http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/TechandScience/Story/STIStory_626674.html
Memorizing as many digits of pi also brings world records,
see http://pi-world-ranking-list.com/lists/memo/index.html
Jennifer Yao said
at 9:07 pm on Jan 27, 2011
For 2 pi
johnlittlephysics said
at 6:36 am on Feb 12, 2011
Hi Jennifer, how do you get the ratio 1760:280?
Jennifer Yao said
at 11:17 am on Feb 12, 2011
Wikepedia
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