OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
This approximation of Pi was calculated by Fibonacci studying the 96-gon and published in 1220 in Practica geometriae (see Gullberg).
REFERENCES
Jan Gullberg, Mathematics from the Birth of Numbers, W. W. Norton & Co., NY & London, 1997, ยง3.6 The Quest for Pi, p. 91.
EXAMPLE
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MATHEMATICA
RealDigits[864/275, 10, 100][[1]]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
AUTHOR
Stefano Spezia, Jan 13 2025
STATUS
approved