--- On Mon, 11/8/10, Joe Zeff <joe(a)zeff.us> wrote:
From: Joe Zeff <joe(a)zeff.us>
Subject: Re: how to generate pi in c
To: "Community support for Fedora users" <users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org>
Date: Monday, November 8, 2010, 10:38 AM
On 11/08/2010 10:00 AM, Bruno Wolff
III wrote:
> Just remember that depends on Euclidean Geometry. In
other geometries (say
> very large circles on the surface of the earth) the
ratio is different.
And, of course, let's not forget the time that B.S. Johnson
managed to
make pi equal exactly three in a small volume of space.
--
And There is the mention of pi in the bible:
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+7%3A23&version=KJV
http://www.abarim-publications.com/Bible_Commentary/Pi_In_The_Bible.html
There are always the infinite series involving 4*arctan(1.0) and the famous approximations
22/7 and 355/113, the subject is rich and beautiful. Wonder what we can do in pi day
(March 14, 2011)?
It will be on a Monday :)
[olivares@GHS-E213-3 Documents]$ cal 3 2011
March 2011
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
[olivares@GHS-E213-3 Documents]$ uname -r
2.6.34.7-61.fc13.x86_64
Regards,
Antonio