I think the Bible got Pi wrong.
>I think the Bible got Pi wrong.
Scientifically accurate and mathematically accurate are two different things. It would be scientifically accurate to say that the Earth circles the sun; mathematically though it is not a circle, but an ellipse. (A circle would have an eccentricity of zero, instead it is about 0.01671... which is pretty close to zero.)
Now, as to Pi, the question I have for you is how would you describe Pi in a world of natural numbers? Three, there is no closer answer. And in many cultures that’s all that was used, even as recently as the Vikings.
So, in conclusion:
Mathematics is not [the same as] Science, it is actually far stricter.
Actually, it didn't. When you actually read the full passage about the circumference and width of the brasen sea, you see that the number given for the circumference is the inner rim of the sea, but the diameter is given for the outer rim of the sea - which was two "hands" (about 1/4 of a cubit) wider than the inner diameter. When you subtract those two hands, and calculate from the inner diameter, you get a number amazingly close to pi.
What’s the value of pi?
For comparison sake, please give an exact value for pi. Decimal or fraction will work. Thanks!
No, the Masoretic text has it as perfect as is necessary for general construction; the numeric value of the characters given for the circumference was 31-5/12 cubits, resulting in a pi value of 3.142, which is close enough for all but the most pricise needs. The KJV, and all subsequent English versions had incompletely translated the value due to a lack of understanding of Hebrew numbers, but the KJV was never used to build any lavers.
You mean “pita”?