The joy of π
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The joy of π
(Penguin books)
Penguin, 1998, c1997
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The joy of [pi]
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Originally published: New York : Walker, 1997 ; London : Allen Lane, 1997
Includes index
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For 4000 years we have struggled with pi - the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. This book tells the story of pi, from Archimedes to da Vinci, and from Newton to the Chudnovsky brothers, who are calculating pi to billions of places with a homemade supercomputer.
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