On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:13:51 -0800, Allen Esterson wrote: >Hands up all those who think pi = 22/7. :-)
It's good enough for government work! ;-) For a somewhat interesting history on the development of pi and where 22/7 falls as an approximation of pi see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_numerical_approximations_of_%CF%80 Then again, if one has faith in the Bible, then pi =3.00. End of story. :-) This is covered briefly around the middle of the above page. -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
