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Mathematical analysis of the circle is one of the oldest challenges to have faced mathematicians. Statements as to how the circumference or the area of a circle can be expressed through other variables are already found in the oldest mathematical documents.
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Arndt, J., Haenel, C. (2001). The History of π. In: Pi — Unleashed. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56735-3_13
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