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| 17914 | He made a molten sea, which was ten cubits across, and thirty cubits round the edge |
| Full Idea: And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other; it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of cubits did compass it round about. | |||
| From: Anon (Kings) (11: Book of Kings 1 [c.550 BCE], 7:23) | |||
| A reaction: In the sixth century BCE, this appears to give 3 as the value of Pi, though perhaps it shouldn't be taken too literally! |