While some of this is Boulder Blarney, the history of the circle as told here does contain some truth. The history of the circle experienced its most important moment sometime in the Third Century CE, or about 2800 years ago. 2024 years plus 300 years. That’s when Archimedes first described some of the properties of the circle. After Archimedes first described some of the properties of the circle. After that a circle would no longer be “some round thing.”               Archimedes exploring the circle with his primitive compass The circle of Archimedes, the name for... Read More