Folder S2265
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Fritz Herzog, "pi" legislation collection
Collection — Folder: S2265
Identifier: S2265
Scope and Contents
This collection includes Dr. Fritz Herzog's correspondence and photocopied articles ranging from 1894 to 1976 regarding Indiana House Bill no. 246, a 1897 bill introduced to establish "a new mathematical truth" by changing the value of pi. Authored by Edwin J. Goodwin, M.D. and introduced by Taylor I. Record, the bill passed the House, but a motion for indefinite postponement in the Senate carried. Dr. Herzog corresponded with Professor Will Edington of Depauw University and Professor...
Dates:
1894-1976
