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Re:Why A4? – The Mathematical Beauty of Paper Size by mojuba on Monday September 05, 2022 @10:49AM (#32724921)
I understand, but the fun fact I mentioned, that the relation between pi and g is not accidental, stems from the earlier attempt to define the meter via a pendulum. Yes it was refined later many times, and it's why the relation between pi and g is not precise.
Re:Why A4? – The Mathematical Beauty of Paper Size by talideon on Monday September 05, 2022 @05:45PM (#32729854)
Except it has little to do with the metre other than being an earlier attempt at an objective measurement.