The letter pi was first used in the publication synopsis palmariorium mathesios 1706 who is author of this text?

The statement that the letter "pi" was first used in the publication "Synopsis Palmariorum Matheseos" in 1706 is incorrect.

The use of the symbol "π" to represent the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter is attributed to Leonhard Euler in the 18th century.

While the publication "Synopsis Palmariorum Matheseos" did exist, its author was William Jones, an English mathematician. He used the symbol "π" in 1706, but it was Euler who popularized its use in the 1730s, and it is widely credited to him.

It's worth noting that the value of pi had been studied and calculated for centuries before the symbol's adoption.

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