Re:The Meter, Golden Ratio, Pyramids, and Cubits, Oh My
by Xmd5a on Tuesday March 04, 2025 @11:11AM
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>One sixth of π is 0.5236 [one cubit]
To get one sixth of π, first get one sixth of 2π. This can be done by using only a compass, drawing one circle of the same radius on the original circle, then a second circle where this circle and the original circle intersect, and so on...
To get one sixth of π, first get one sixth of 2π. This can be done by using only a compass, drawing one circle of the same radius on the original circle, then a second circle where this circle and the original circle intersect, and so on...
https://www.wikihow.com/Divide-a-Circle-Into-6-Equal-Parts
Then you can divide the angle in two using the compass.