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March 14, 2022
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Did Neolithic humans build this structure to celebrate Pi Day? Not likely: Pi Day is a relatively recent phenomenon
invented by
physicist in 1988 and designated by Congress
national holiday in 2009.
But it's already almost certainly
the most popular holiday celebrating
mathematical
constant: While Pi Day is
young tradition;
tne number T
(pi) itself
has been
fascination since antiquity; when it was first calculated as the ratio of a circle's circumference t0 its diameter:
You probably know that March 14 was chosen for Pi Day since the date expressed numerically (in monthldate format)
matches the number's first digits
3.14. Aside from eating pie to celebrate
some people go t0 great lengths t0 memorize
digits that go way beyond 3.141592_
which earns them bragging rights in some
um
circles. The world record is a
staggering 70,000 digits after the decimal point
the remarkable feat was achieved by 21-year-old student Rajveer
Meena in 2015
Take
moment from your Pi Day revelry to appreciate the unintentional Tr symbol formed by this Neolithic burial chamber
in Cornwall; England_
As the morning sun warms Lanyon Quoit's ancient stones
it's impossible not to wonder who built it
and how, since
predates metal tools and is older than Egypts pyramids
Theories abound, of course
but could TT have
been involved?
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
Give me but a firm spot on which to stand, and | shall move the earth:
Archimedes
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