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Suppose we are carrying out a scientific experiment which requires the use of a circular hoop of wire whose circumference is 10 in. We could construct this hoop by cutting a piece of wire 10 in. long, bending it round a suitable former and then soldering the ends together. (See Fig. 14.1).

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© 1967 D. M. Neal and D. J. New

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Neal, D.M., New, D.J. (1967). The Circle. In: Working With Arithmetic. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-00043-2_14

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