210313 -- BAODING, March 13, 2021 -- A teacher introduces an exhibit to the visiting students at the Zu Chongzhi Memorial Hall at the Zu Chongzhi High School in Laishui County, north China s Hebei Province, March 13, 2021. March 14 is celebrated around the world as Pi Day, since 3, 1, and 4 are the first three significant digits of the mathematical constant which denotes the ratio of a circle s circumference to its diameter. Zu Chongzhi, a Chinese mathematician and astronomer from the 5th century, had made a remarkable achievement by determining the Pi value with an accuracy of seven decimal p

210313 -- BAODING, March 13, 2021 -- A teacher introduces an exhibit to the visiting students at the Zu Chongzhi Memorial Hall at the Zu Chongzhi High School in Laishui County, north China s Hebei Province, March 13, 2021. March 14 is celebrated around the world as Pi Day, since 3, 1, and 4 are the first three significant digits of the mathematical constant which denotes the ratio of a circle s circumference to its diameter. Zu Chongzhi, a Chinese mathematician and astronomer from the 5th century, had made a remarkable achievement by determining the Pi value with an accuracy of seven decimal p Stock Photo
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210313 -- BAODING, March 13, 2021 -- A teacher introduces an exhibit to the visiting students at the Zu Chongzhi Memorial Hall at the Zu Chongzhi High School in Laishui County, north China s Hebei Province, March 13, 2021. March 14 is celebrated around the world as Pi Day, since 3, 1, and 4 are the first three significant digits of the mathematical constant which denotes the ratio of a circle s circumference to its diameter. Zu Chongzhi, a Chinese mathematician and astronomer from the 5th century, had made a remarkable achievement by determining the Pi value with an accuracy of seven decimal places, between 3.1415926 and 3.1415927. His calculation remained the world s most accurate for nearly 1, 000 years until the 14th century. CHIN PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

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