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- catalog abstract ""This book documents the history of pi from the dawn of mathematical time to the present. The story of pi reflects the most seminal, the most serious, and sometimes the most whimsical aspects of mathematics. Much significant mathematics originates with pi, and many great mathematicians have contributed to this story's unfolding." "Mathematicians and historians of mathematics will find this book indispensable. Teachers at every level can find here ample resources for anything from individual talks and student projects to special topics courses."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12452063.
- catalog contributor b12452064.
- catalog contributor b12452065.
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description ""This book documents the history of pi from the dawn of mathematical time to the present. The story of pi reflects the most seminal, the most serious, and sometimes the most whimsical aspects of mathematics. Much significant mathematics originates with pi, and many great mathematicians have contributed to this story's unfolding." "Mathematicians and historians of mathematics will find this book indispensable. Teachers at every level can find here ample resources for anything from individual talks and student projects to special topics courses."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus-Problem 50 (1̃650 B.C.) -- 2. Engels. Quadrature of the Circle in Ancient Egypt (1977) -- 3. Archimedes. Measurement of a Circle (2̃50 B.C.) -- 4. Phillips. Archimedes the Numerical Analyst (1981) -- 5. Lam and Ang. Circle Measurements in Ancient China (1986) -- 6. The Banu Musa: The Measurement of Plane and Solid Figures (8̃50) -- 7. Madhava. The Power Series for Arctan and Pi (1̃400) -- 8. Hope-Jones. Ludolph (or Ludolff or Lucius) van Ceulen (1938) -- 9. Viete. Variorum de Rebus Mathematicis Reponsorum Liber VIII (1593) -- 10. Wallis. Computation of [pi] by Successive Interpolations (1655) -- 11. Wallis. Arithmetica Infinitorum (1655) -- 12. Huygens. De Circuli Magnitudine Inventa (1724).".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 710-719) and index.".
- catalog extent "xix, 736 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Pi, a sourcebook.".
- catalog identifier "0387989463 (hc. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Pi, a sourcebook.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Springer,".
- catalog relation "Pi, a sourcebook.".
- catalog subject "516.22 21".
- catalog subject "Pi.".
- catalog subject "QA484 .P5 2000".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus-Problem 50 (1̃650 B.C.) -- 2. Engels. Quadrature of the Circle in Ancient Egypt (1977) -- 3. Archimedes. Measurement of a Circle (2̃50 B.C.) -- 4. Phillips. Archimedes the Numerical Analyst (1981) -- 5. Lam and Ang. Circle Measurements in Ancient China (1986) -- 6. The Banu Musa: The Measurement of Plane and Solid Figures (8̃50) -- 7. Madhava. The Power Series for Arctan and Pi (1̃400) -- 8. Hope-Jones. Ludolph (or Ludolff or Lucius) van Ceulen (1938) -- 9. Viete. Variorum de Rebus Mathematicis Reponsorum Liber VIII (1593) -- 10. Wallis. Computation of [pi] by Successive Interpolations (1655) -- 11. Wallis. Arithmetica Infinitorum (1655) -- 12. Huygens. De Circuli Magnitudine Inventa (1724).".
- catalog title "Pi, a sourcebook / [edited by] Lennart Berggren, Jonathan Borwein, Peter Borwein.".
- catalog type "Quelle. swd".
- catalog type "text".