Re: Pi day

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From: Belinda Berry
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 00:00

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How do you actually calculate pi anyway. (without loooking it up in a
book.) I suppose if you drew up a really accurate circle and did some
measuring it might work, but nothing I draw could possibly get more than
about 2 decimal places.
-- 
Belinda Berry
<BJBerry@onaustralia.com.au>

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From: "Belinda Berry" <BJBerry@onaustralia.com.au>
Subject: Re: Pi day
Date: 1997/03/19
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