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What makes a good pie? There are many different variations on fillings, from savory ground meat to various sweet fruits. While the filling is certainly important to making a marvelous pie, it is the crust that makes or breaks this delectable confection. The buttery, flakey layers are the vehicle in which the filling is held – without it, there would be no pie.What is the science behind the perfect crust? The ingredients for a perfect pie crust are simple: flour, fat (butter or shortening), …

A (Very) Brief History of Pi Archimedes of Syracuse was th e first mathematician to calculate pi. He used the Pythagorean Theorem to find the area of two regular polyg ons (the polygon inscribed within the circle and the polygon within which the circle was circumscribed). Through this calculation, Archimedes was able to show that pi is between 3 1/7 and 3 10/71. The use of the Greek letter “π” to describe this number was introduced in 1706 by William Jones and was lat …