Comments on: Did Somebody Say Pie? http://littlerunningbear.com/41/did-somebody-say-pie/ Rarely Updated Sun, 25 Mar 2012 02:03:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dvortygirl http://littlerunningbear.com/41/did-somebody-say-pie/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Dvortygirl Thu, 03 Nov 2005 05:43:28 +0000 http://littlerunningbear.com/?p=41#comment-3 That video has left me, for once, entirely without words. What the? If pi interests you, though, I recommend reading <i>The History of Pi</i>. The author prefaces the book by touting himself as especially qualified to write it because he is neither a mathematician nor a historian. Pi, a vexingly irregular number, serves as a sort of litmus test for societies' sophistication. The book tours various efforts throughout history to measure, calculate, legislate, and decree its value. That video has left me, for once, entirely without words. What the?

If pi interests you, though, I recommend reading The History of Pi. The author prefaces the book by touting himself as especially qualified to write it because he is neither a mathematician nor a historian. Pi, a vexingly irregular number, serves as a sort of litmus test for societies’ sophistication. The book tours various efforts throughout history to measure, calculate, legislate, and decree its value.

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