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The Surprising Story Behind Indiana’s 1897 Vote to Change the Value of Pi
Opinion Indiana’s House of Representatives Once Voted Unanimously to Change the Value of Pi How an incorrect value of pi almost got codified into law By Jack Murtagh edited by Jeanna Bryner Long ago, the Indiana House of Representatives voted unanimously to change the value of Pi to 3.2. An ancient problem known as “squaring…
Anglo American writes down value of diamond firm De Beers by $2.9bn
Sale of the miner, which is now valued at $4bn, may be delayed following ‘really, really difficult’ market The world’s biggest diamond miner, De Beers, cost its parent company almost $3bn last year as the growth in lab-grown stones continues to take the shine off the industry. Anglo American was forced to write down the…