The article aims to explore the value assigned to pi in Roman literature. Selected passages from technical and erudite works have been analyzed to contextualize how this value was used. The results indicate that the correct value of the ratio between a circle's circumference and its diameter, as discovered by Archimedes, was widely known. However, the ways in which it was utilized vary significantly from one author to another.
The value of π in Latin erudite and technical literature
Gaia, Giovanni
2025
Abstract
The article aims to explore the value assigned to pi in Roman literature. Selected passages from technical and erudite works have been analyzed to contextualize how this value was used. The results indicate that the correct value of the ratio between a circle's circumference and its diameter, as discovered by Archimedes, was widely known. However, the ways in which it was utilized vary significantly from one author to another.File in questo prodotto:
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