[Avodah] previous calculations of pi

[Yitzchok Zirkind]

2012/1/15 Harvey Benton <harvw613 at yahoo.com>

> some have complained that the rishonim were not accurate enought  when
> it came to their description of pi eg, they named it as being3 instead
> of 3.14 etc.
>
> however, when one divides 3.14 over 300, what is the resultant error
> (and what real differentce does it make??
>

See Magid Mishna on Ramba"m Hil Shabbos 28:18 D"H Lfichuch im Riboh,
brought in S"A Horav O"C 399:13. (There are other Nafka Mina's as well)

-- 
Kol Tuv,
Yitzchok Zirkind
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