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The New Theory of the Metrological Framework of the Pantheon

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The paper presents a new theory of the metrological framework of the Pantheon in Rome, based on the evidence of the common use of the approximation of \(\pi \approx \frac{22}{7}\) in the designs of the circular structures from the Roman Imperial period.

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Fuchs, W. The New Theory of the Metrological Framework of the Pantheon. Nexus Netw J 25 (Suppl 1), 103–110 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-023-00679-3

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