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jan 1, 263 - *C: Lui Hui

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China: Liu Hui approximates pi by approximating circles using polygons, doubling the number of sides to get better approximations. From 96- and 192-sided polygons, he approximates pi as 3.141014 and suggested 3.14 as a practical approx. States principle of exhaustion for circles

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History of Mathematics 2019

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