1. Überlegungen zur babylonischen Kreisrechnung.
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Brunke, Hagan
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HISTORY of mathematics , *COMPUTATIONAL learning theory , *APPROXIMATION theory , *APPROXIMATION algorithms , *ALGORITHMS - Abstract
It is a significant feature of Babylonian mathematics that instead of what we call ''the number ππ'' -- needed for the computation of the area and the circumference of a circle -- there has always been used the value 3. Usually this is considered an approximation to the ''correct'' value of ππ. But it rather seems to be the result of a specific Babylonian way to define the area measure of a circle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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