The Most Unhinged Pi Approximation: William Shanks's 707 Decimal Places Calculation

The Most Unhinged Pi Approximation: William Shanks's 707 Decimal Places Calculation

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The Most Unhinged Pi Approximation: William Shanks's 707 Decimal Places Calculation

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  1. 1 0:00 Intro
  2. 2 1:12 Shanks's Shadow
  3. 3 2:25 An Intro to Pi
  4. 4 6:17 The arctan Solution
  5. 5 9:03 The Convergence Issue
  6. 6 11:19 Machin's Formula
  7. 7 13:23 Walking in his Shoes
  8. 8 17:51 A Legend
  9. 9 19:08 Error and Consequence
  10. 10 21:12 Conclusion

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