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Archimedes' Approximation of Pi

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Description: Describes the method introduced by Archimedes for approximating Pi.
Archimedes' Approximation of Pi Archimedes' Approximation of Pi One of the major contributions Archimedes made to mathematics was his method for approximating the value of pi. It had long been recognized that the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter was constant, and a number of approximations had been given up to that point in time by the Babylonians, Egyptians, and even the Chinese. There are some authors who claim that a biblical passage
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