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Wondering About Pi

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No. 3.141592653 · Series · galley proof

Patience

One, minus a third, plus a fifth, and so on.

Start with one. Take away a third. Add a fifth. Take away a seventh. Keep going forever, multiply what you have by four, and you have π exactly.

Back issues

  1. No. 3.14159265The Square — The one shape it will not become.
  2. No. 3.1415926Slice — Half the radius, times the crust.
  3. No. 3.141592Needles — π, found by dropping things.
  4. No. 3.14159Crust — The edge grows more slowly than the middle.
  5. No. 3.1415355/113 — Six digits, six places.
  6. No. 3.141Pie — The crust is a proof.
  7. No. 3.1422/7 — Close enough to share.
  8. No. 3.1π — It does not close.

Forthcoming

No. 3.1415926535 · working title

Steam

How long should a pie rest, and can the resting be written down?

No. 3.14159265358 · working title

Lattice

What does a lattice top count?

Supplement 2.718 · working title

Starter

What does a sourdough starter know about e?