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  • Pi Shrine

Pi Shrine

This circular piece of Exploratorium history has held pride of place in π Day festivities since 1988.

Where:   Gallery 5: Outdoor Exhibits
Exhibit Developers:   Ron Hipschman and Steve Gennrich, 1988
Subjects:
Phenomena: Numbers
Aliases: Pi Marker

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