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Q: How was the number π first discovered? How did we first figure out it was 3.14…?

Physicist: Unfortunately, the use of the number π is older than recorded history so… who knows?  But the use of π at the beginning of recorded history wasn’t too sophisticated, so we can make guesses. π is the ratio of … Continue reading

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