 Book cover of A History of Pi (3rd ed.) | |
| Author | Petr Beckmann |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Mathematics General Sciences History of mathematics |
| Publisher | Golem Press (1st, 2nd ed.) St. Martin's Press (3rd ed.) Hippocrene Books (Reprint ed.) |
Publication date | 1970 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 190 pages |
| ISBN | 978-0-911762-07-5 |
| OCLC | 99082 |
| Part of a series of articles on the |
| mathematical constant π |
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| 3.1415926535897932384626433... |
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A History of Pi (also titled A History of π) is a 1970 non-fiction book by Petr Beckmann that presents a layman's introduction to the concept of the mathematical constant pi (π).[1]
- ^ Drum, Kevin (December 2, 1996). "A History of Pi, by Petr Beckman". Archived from the original on July 4, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2014.