
Ajit Pai @AjitPai
And also: for centuries, the approximation used for π was √10. “Bhaskara I criticised this approximation. He regretted that an exact measure of the circumference of a circle in terms of diameter was not available,” and “believed that π was not rational.” https://t.co/ni5ULqJG8T — PolitiTweet.org
Fermat's Library @fermatslibrary
Here's a 1,400 years old approximation to the sine function (0 ≤ x ≤ π) by Mahabhaskariya of Bhaskara I https://t.co/dLXxgEwdlk