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William Shanks is not known to have created any number - rational or irrational. He did calculate pi to a greater degree of accuracy then previously but the number pi had been discovered around 4 thousand years before Shanks. Therefore it can hardly be said that he discovered it.
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When did William Shanks die?
William Shanks died in 1882.
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Shanks Restaurant was created in 1989.
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Armitage Shanks was created in 1817.
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Shanks Group was created in 1880.
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What year did William Shanks publish the first book on pi?
the year was 1794
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The Greek Philosopher Archimedes
What English matematician published the first book evaulating pi?
William Shanks.
What English mathematician published the first book evaluating pi?
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