"[1] His son, R' Yehudah BeRabi Nechemiah, studied before Rabbi Tarfon, but died at a young age after damaging R' Tarfon's honor, after R' Akiva predicted his death.
[2] In the Talmud, all anonymous sayings in the Tosefta are attributed to R' Nechemiah.
[4] In the Talmud, many times he disagrees with R' Judah bar Ilai on matters of halacha.
The Mishnat ha-Middot argues against the common belief that the Bible defines the geometric ratio π (pi) as being exactly equal to 3, based on the description in 1 Kings 7:23 (and 2 Chronicles 4:2) of the great bowl situated outside the Temple of Jerusalem as having a diameter of 10 cubits and a circumference of 30 cubits.
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