conchoid form

mathematics
Also known as: shell form

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history of mathematics

  • Babylonian mathematical tablet
    In mathematics: Apollonius

    …one group of curves, the conchoids (from the Greek word for “shell”), are formed by marking off a certain length on a ruler and then pivoting it about a fixed point in such a way that one of the marked points stays on a given line; the other marked point…

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