Definition:Pi/Historical Note/Notation/Mistake

Source Work

 * The Dictionary
 * $3 \cdotp 14159 \, 26535 \, 89793 \, 23846 \, 26433 \, 83279 \, 50288 \, 41972 \ldots$
 * $3 \cdotp 14159 \, 26535 \, 89793 \, 23846 \, 26433 \, 83279 \, 50288 \, 41972 \ldots$


 * The Dictionary
 * $3 \cdotp 14159 \, 26535 \, 89793 \, 23846 \, 26433 \, 83279 \, 50288 \, 41971 \ldots$
 * $3 \cdotp 14159 \, 26535 \, 89793 \, 23846 \, 26433 \, 83279 \, 50288 \, 41971 \ldots$

Mistake

 * Euler, who first used the Greek letter $\pi$ in its modern sense, ...

Recently it has come to light that it was not who made this innovation, but  in $1706$, in his.

However, it was who popularised it, by using it in his  of $1748$, which proved influential.