Pi is Irrational/Proof 1/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Proof 1 of Pi is Irrational
This proof was first published by Ivan Morton Niven in $1947$, and is considered a classic.
The underlying method was developed by Charles Hermite in $1873$, but it was Niven who provided the final details.
Sources
- 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {B}.17$: More About Irrational Numbers. $\pi$ is Irrational