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In 1768, Johann Heinrich Lambert and Ferdinand von Lindemann proved that it is impossible to ”square the circle.” #Poetry #Science #History #Mathematics #Pi #IrrationalNumbers #Lambert #vonLindemann (https://sharpgiving.com/thebookofscience/items/p1768.html)
1768: Pi - The book of science

In 1768, Johann Heinrich Lambert and Ferdinand von Lindemann proved that it is impossible to ”square the circle.”

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@tomsharp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_von_Lindemann Lindemann, born in 1852, proved the transcendence of pi. Lambert proved the irrationality of pi but many irrationals can be constructed, e.g., square roots.
Ferdinand von Lindemann - Wikipedia