Huygens and $π$

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Autori principali: Villarino, Mark B., Varilly, Joseph C.
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author Villarino, Mark B.
Varilly, Joseph C.
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Varilly, Joseph C.
contents The Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens refined Archimedes' celebrated geometrical computation of $π$ to its highest point. Yet the rich content of his beautiful treatise \emph{De circuli magnitudine inventa} (1654) has apparently never been presented in modern form. Here we offer a detailed and contemporary development of several of his most striking results. We also make a historical conjecture concerning Archimedes' trisection figure.
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spellingShingle Huygens and $π$
Villarino, Mark B.
Varilly, Joseph C.
History and Overview
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The Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens refined Archimedes' celebrated geometrical computation of $π$ to its highest point. Yet the rich content of his beautiful treatise \emph{De circuli magnitudine inventa} (1654) has apparently never been presented in modern form. Here we offer a detailed and contemporary development of several of his most striking results. We also make a historical conjecture concerning Archimedes' trisection figure.
title Huygens and $π$
topic History and Overview
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url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.10880