Überlegungen zur babylonischen Kreisrechnung
It is a significant feature of Babylonian mathematics that instead of what we call “the number π” – needed for the computation of the area and the circumference of a circle – there has always been used the value 3. Usually this is considered an approximation to the “correct” value of π. But it rathe...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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2011
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Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archäologie
Year: 2011, Volume: 101, Issue: 1, Pages: 113-126 |
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| Summary: | It is a significant feature of Babylonian mathematics that instead of what we call “the number π” – needed for the computation of the area and the circumference of a circle – there has always been used the value 3. Usually this is considered an approximation to the “correct” value of π. But it rather seems to be the result of a specific Babylonian way to define the area measure of a circle. |
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| ISSN: | 1613-1150 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archäologie
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/za.2011.004 |