Srinivasa Ramanujan,
Squaring the circle
(1913)
“ Squaring the circle (Journal of the Indian Mathematical Society, v, 1913, 138) Let be a circle with centre , of which a diameter is . Bisect at and let be the point of trisection of nearer . Draw perpendicular to and place the chord . Join , and draw and parallel to . Place a chord , and draw the tangent . Join , and . Cut off . Draw parallel to , meeting at . ”
