M000000424: Hutton's formula

$$\pi=8\arctan\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)+4\arctan\left(\frac{1}{7}\right)$$
NamesHutton's formula, Vega's formula
Compact formula8[3] + 4[7]
Lehmer's measure3.27919
NotesThis formula was used by Georg von Vega in 1789 to compute 126 decimal places of π.
References
Machin, John. Unpublished paper submitted to the Royal Society, 1706.