Αντρέας Χατζηπολάκης, Από την Ιστορία των Μαθηματικών. Επιτύμβια 1ο. Χανιώτικα Νέα 7039/28-2-1991, σελ. 11 2ο. Χανιώτικα Νέα 7040/1-3-1991, σελ. 11 3ο. Χανιώτικα Νέα 7040 (=7041)/2-3-1991, σελ. 11 ΨΗΦ. ΕΠΙΤΥΜΒΙΑ ΣΥΜΠΛΗΡΩΜΑΤΙΚΑ 1. Αρχιμήδης THE TOMB OF ARCHIMEDES. SOURCES 2. Διόφαντος Epitaph of Diophantus 3. Ludolph van Ceulen Ludolph van Ceulen (1540–1610). The last great Archimedean calculation, performed by van Ceulen using 2^62-gons — to 39 places with 35 correct — was published posthumously. The number is still called Ludolph’s number in parts of Europe and was inscribed on his head-stone. This head-stone disappeared centuries ago but was rebuilt, in part from surviving descriptions, recently as shown in Figure 7. It was reconsecrated on July 5th 2000 with Dutch royalty in attendance. Ludolph van Ceulen, a very serious mathematician, was also the discoverer of the cosine formul...
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