squaring of circle
21Compass and straightedge constructions — Creating a regular hexagon with a ruler and compass Construction of a regular pentagon Compass and straightedge or ruler and compass construction is the construction of lengths, angl …
22Pi — This article is about the number. For the Greek letter, see Pi (letter). For other uses, see Pi (disambiguation). The circumference of a ci …
23Dinostratus — (Greek: Δεινόστρατος, c. 390 BCE – c. 320 BCE) was a Greek mathematician and geometer, and the brother of Menaechmus. He is known for using the quadratrix to solve the problem of squaring the circle. Contents 1 Life and work 2 Citations and… …
24Indiana Pi Bill — The Indiana Pi Bill is the popular name for bill #246 of the 1897 sitting of the Indiana General Assembly, which is one of the most famous attempts to establish scientific truth by legislative fiat. Despite its popular name, the main result… …
25United States security assistance to the Palestinian Authority — (PA) has been provided since the Palestinian Authority was established by the Oslo Accords in the mid 1990s. The security assistance was given on an ad hoc basis and often covert at the outset. Since 2005 the U.S. State Department has… …
26Area of a disk — Part of a series of articles on the mathematical constant π …
27On Spirals — is a treatise by Archimedes in 225 BC. Although Archimedes did not discover the Archimedean spiral, he employed it in this book to square the circle and trisect an angle.[1] Contents 1 Contents 1.1 Preface 1.2 …
28Marilyn vos Savant — Born Marilyn Mach August 11, 1946 (1946 08 11) (age 65) St. Louis, Missouri, United States Occupation Author Known for magazine column; Gu …
29mathematics — /math euh mat iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically. 2. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures,… …
30geometry — /jee om i tree/, n. 1. the branch of mathematics that deals with the deduction of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, and figures in space from their defining conditions by means of certain assumed properties… …
