Publication details
Výpočet čísla pi z obvodů pravidelných mnohoúhelníků (2. část)
| Title in English | Computing the number pi from perimeters of regular polygons |
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| Year of publication | 2005 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Rozhledy matematicko-fyzikální |
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| Citation | |
| Field | General mathematics |
| Keywords | the number pi; method of computation by Archimedes |
| Description | The Archimedes method of computing the length of a circle from perimeters of inscribed and exscribed regular polygons is described, its historical development is disscussed including an improvement by Christian Huygens. |