OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
It is a rational approximation of e^2 (A072334) provided by Charles Hermite in 1874 (see Hermite and Maor).
Periodic with a period length of 893. - Ray Chandler, Jan 19 2024
REFERENCES
Eli Maor, e: The Story of a Number. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press (1994), p. 189.
LINKS
Philip R. Brown, Approximations of e and Pi: an exploration, International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 48:sup1, S30-S39, 2017. See p. S32.
Charles Hermite, Sur la fonction exponentielle, Gauthier-Villars, Paris, 1874.
EXAMPLE
7.38910650997948144002984517813840701361686...
MATHEMATICA
Flatten[First[RealDigits[158452/21444, 10, 100]]]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
AUTHOR
Stefano Spezia, Jan 02 2024
STATUS
approved