Historically Speaking,—: The evolution of extended decimal approximations to π
- 1 December 1960
- journal article
- Published by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in The Mathematics Teacher
- Vol. 53 (8) , 644-650
- https://doi.org/10.5951/mt.53.8.0644
Abstract
In his historical survey of the classic problem of “squaring the circle,” Professor E. W. Hobson [1]* distinguished three distinct periods, characterized by fundamental differences in method, immediate aims, and available mathematical tools.Keywords
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