69.30 A remarkable approximation to π
| Autor: | M. D. Stern |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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| Zdroj: | Pi: A Source Book ISBN: 9781475732429 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-1-4757-3240-5_53 |
| Popis: | In the first book of Kings, we find a description of the temple built by King Solomon in which the measurements of the various parts are stated. In Chapter 7 v. 23 the ‘molten sea’, a large basin containing water in which the priests washed their hands and feet before performing the rites, is described. The verse states (in the A.V.) |
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