Re: Pi day

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From: Kuddel
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 00:00

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Martin Ward <martin@ward-hull.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> Pi day
> 
> I saw a posting in one of the humour groups to the effect that 14 March
> is Pi Day because 3/14 was a good approximation to pi.  Someone had
> replied that 3/14 was closer to 0.2142857...

Pi can be approximated by 22/7 (that's what the anciet Greeks did, when
they build wheels) So we 22nd of July should be the Pi day, shouldn't
it?

Yours sincerly Kuddel

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From: holger_s@studm.hrz.uni-siegen.de (Kuddel)
Subject: Re: Pi day
Date: 1997/03/21
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