Portrait of Ludolf van Ceulen at the age of 56, 1596 print Buste van Ludolf van Ceulen (Hildesheim, January 28, 1540 - Leiden, 31 December 1610) at the age of 56, with loose -pleated collar, in oval with edge, contained in ornament list with rolling and weapons. Under the portrait an image of a circle with a description of the number pi. A four -line Dutch caption under the show. Van Ceulen was Schermer and Mathematicus. He became (according to Meursius in 1599, according to the resolutions of curators on January 10, 1600) on the recommendation of Prince Maurits together with Simon Fransz. Van
Portrait of Ludolf van Ceulen at the age of 56, 1596 print Buste van Ludolf van Ceulen (Hildesheim, January 28, 1540 - Leiden, 31 December 1610) at the age of 56, with loose -pleated collar, in oval with edge, contained in ornament list with rolling and weapons. Under the portrait an image of a circle with a description of the number pi. A four -line Dutch caption under the show. Van Ceulen was Schermer and Mathematicus. He became (according to Meursius in 1599, according to the resolutions of curators on January 10, 1600) on the recommendation of Prince Maurits together with Simon Fransz. Van Merwen appointed professor in the 'Nederduytsche Mathematicque' in Leiden. Calculated the number Pi (the ratio between the circumference and the center line of a circle) in 35 decimal places. Leiden paper engraving historical persons. mathematics (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)
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