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91.18 Archimedes revisited: the approximation of π by regular polygon perimeters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

S. P. Vincent
S. P. Vincent*
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 91 , Issue 520 , March 2007 , pp. 117 - 120
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