Number Pi from the decorations of ancient artifacts

The decorations of ancient objects can provide some information on the value of constant pi as a rational number, known and used by the artists who made them. Number pi is the dimensionless ratio of circumference to diameter, and then, by measuring the ancient decorations we can obtain its value and...

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Main Author: Sparavigna, A.C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies 2013-12-01
Series:Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies
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Online Access:https://aaatec.org/documents/article/sak1.pdf