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I did not think PI should have all the fun. :-)
And why does no one think about us europeans? We get no fun at all, the way we write our dates :-(
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I remember noticing how close pi and the square of 10 were when I was playing with simple approximations for pi!
I bet you are now more aware of these things after visiting locations in Greece where old Greek mathematicians lived.
Namir
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Thank you! Since today is my birthday too... and, finally, someone pointed out *my* approximation :-D
Greetings,
Massimo
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Gene:
I am fairly sure that some slide rules were made with the CF scales folded at the square root of ten rather than at pi.
I am away from my files for a few days. I will try to verify it next week.
Palmer
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Hey, guys !
We still have to wait 12 years before the really true square of 10 day !
3.16.22 March, 16th of 2022 ?
Or two and nearly two an a halb centuries for the high precision 10 SQR day : 3.16 2278