the Ancient Myans
When was pi first being used approximated?
William Jones first used the pi symbol (π) in 1706
Archimedes
It is claimed that pi was used in the Old Kingdom in Egypt (circa 2686 BCE to circa 2181 BCE).
1706, it is also that same year that the letter "pi" (from the Greek alphabet) was first used in publication.
ancient egyptions used it first, but its a greek word
The Babylonians first used 25/8 for this number around 1900BC
When was pi first being used approximated?
The first time the symbol Pi was first used for Pi was in ancient Greece in their numbers. The symbol "π" was number 80 in Greece.
William Jones first used the pi symbol (π) in 1706
the ancient Egyptians used pi to build pyramids
Archimedes
Archimedes
William Jones
William Jones in 1706
It is claimed that pi was used in the Old Kingdom in Egypt (circa 2686 BCE to circa 2181 BCE).
The ancient Egyptian worked out the value of pi as being 3.16