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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...junior correctly recited 866 digits of the number pi and six competitors stuffed fruit pie into their mouths at a Harvard Mathematics Department celebration of Pi Day yesterday...

Author: By Sam J Lin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Fistfuls of Pie for Pi Enthusiasts on 3/14 | 3/15/2006 | See Source »

...date, March 14, is regarded as a representation of the first three digits of pi, the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter...

Author: By Sam J Lin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Fistfuls of Pie for Pi Enthusiasts on 3/14 | 3/15/2006 | See Source »

...festivities began on the fourth floor of the Science Center in the Mathematics Department with a pi-digit recitation contest...

Author: By Sam J Lin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Fistfuls of Pie for Pi Enthusiasts on 3/14 | 3/15/2006 | See Source »

However, Rezny’s memorization and correct recitation of the first 866 digits of pi surpassed her own record of 464 digits at the University’s Pi Day last year, according to master of ceremonies Noam D. Elkies, a professor in the department of mathematics. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...

Author: By Sam J Lin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Fistfuls of Pie for Pi Enthusiasts on 3/14 | 3/15/2006 | See Source »

...exhibit also includes watercolors composed by other early masters of the medium: John Singer Sargent and John La Farge. Freshmen will recognize the bold colors and strong forms in La Farge’s “Chinese Pi-tong” (1879) as they are also apparent in his stained glass “Battle Window” which can be found in Annenberg...

Author: By Alexander B. Fabry, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Watercolors Resurface at Fogg | 3/9/2006 | See Source »

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