Ludolf Van Ceulen, Vanden Circkel (Delft 1596), with a portrait of Ludolf Van Ceulen at the age of 56. Ludolf van Ceulen title page, Vanden Circkel (Delft 1596). Bust of Ludolf Van Ceulen (Hildesheim, January 28, 1540 - Leiden, December 31, 1610) at the age of 56, with loosened collar, in oval with peripheral, caught in ornament list with rollerwork and weapons. Under the portrait An image of a circle with a description of the number pi. Under the show a four-line Dutch caption. To print the printing data in letterpress. Van Ceulen was a fencer and mathematic. He became (according to Meursius
Ludolf Van Ceulen, Vanden Circkel (Delft 1596), with a portrait of Ludolf Van Ceulen at the age of 56. Ludolf van Ceulen title page, Vanden Circkel (Delft 1596). Bust of Ludolf Van Ceulen (Hildesheim, January 28, 1540 - Leiden, December 31, 1610) at the age of 56, with loosened collar, in oval with peripheral, caught in ornament list with rollerwork and weapons. Under the portrait An image of a circle with a description of the number pi. Under the show a four-line Dutch caption. To print the printing data in letterpress. Van Ceulen was a fencer and mathematic. 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 'Nedduytsche Mathematicque' in Leiden. Calculated the number PI (the ratio between the circumference and the center line of a circle) in 35 decimal places.
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