Mathematician:Adriaan Metius
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Mathematician
Dutch geometer and astronomer.
Best known now for his approximation $\dfrac {355} {113}$ for $\pi$ (pi), known to the Chinese and Arabic mathematical traditions centuries earlier.
Nationality
Dutch
History
- Born: 9 December 1571 in Alkmaar
- Died: 6 September 1635 in Franeker
Theorems
- Metius' Number, also known as the Zu Chongzhi Fraction
Definitions of concepts named for Adriaan Metius can be found here.
Publications
- 1611: Arithmeticæ et Geometriæ Practica
- Institutiones Astronomicae Geographicae
- 1640: Arithmeticæ libri duo: et geometriæ libri VI
Also known as
Adriaan Metius was born Adriaan Adriaanszoon, the surname being a patronym.
The name Metius derives from the Dutch word meten (meaning measuring), and therefore means something like measurer or surveyor.
Some sources give his first name as Adriaen.