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Side 28
... method of the former shows the highest ability ; still , in making a comparison , it would be necessary to take into account how far Van Ceulen's method and mode of work were his own ; and there is reason to believe that , to a great ...
... method of the former shows the highest ability ; still , in making a comparison , it would be necessary to take into account how far Van Ceulen's method and mode of work were his own ; and there is reason to believe that , to a great ...
Side 31
... method is sound , he ( Archimedes ) must have committed some error in his calculation . As far as I know , it has never been noticed , either that Duchesne gave two values of π , or that he was , as Professor de Haan has shown , refuted ...
... method is sound , he ( Archimedes ) must have committed some error in his calculation . As far as I know , it has never been noticed , either that Duchesne gave two values of π , or that he was , as Professor de Haan has shown , refuted ...
Side 36
... method , cal- culated the ratio accurately to 39 places ( and assigned close limits for the figure in the 40th place , the true value com- mencing at the 36th decimal being ... 41971 ... ) , and it seems to be implied by the words " et ...
... method , cal- culated the ratio accurately to 39 places ( and assigned close limits for the figure in the 40th place , the true value com- mencing at the 36th decimal being ... 41971 ... ) , and it seems to be implied by the words " et ...
Side 38
... method between 1596 and 1606 , and a 39- decimal calculation by Snell's method between 1621 and 1630 . It will have been noticed that the value obtained by Pellegrino Borello , viz . 36 is the same as the first one found by Duchesne ...
... method between 1596 and 1606 , and a 39- decimal calculation by Snell's method between 1621 and 1630 . It will have been noticed that the value obtained by Pellegrino Borello , viz . 36 is the same as the first one found by Duchesne ...
Side 40
... method of polygons as used by Van Ceulen may π n now be described as the theorem that π lies between ʼn sin and n tan ( this being the statement in the case of polygons П n of n sides ) . The former quantity = π TF - + ... and the ...
... method of polygons as used by Van Ceulen may π n now be described as the theorem that π lies between ʼn sin and n tan ( this being the statement in the case of polygons П n of n sides ) . The former quantity = π TF - + ... and the ...
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