Re: What is the circumference of a circle?



On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 23:04:55 UTC, Frederick Williams
<Frederick.Williams1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

: Ian Johnston wrote:
: >
: > On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:20:29 UTC, Frederick Williams
: > <Frederick.Williams1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: >
: > : What is the circumference of a circle? More precisely: what are UK
: > : school children told the circumference of a circle is?
: >
: > Eight and three quarter inches. Always. Apparently smaller circles are
: > simply further away, by Crilly's Theorem.
:
: Tony Crilly?

Edward, I think. Did a lot of useful work with McGuire back in the
'90s.

Ian
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