Witch of Agnesi
curve
Also known as: versiera
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origin of name
- In Maria Gaetana Agnesi
…into English as the “Witch of Agnesi.” The French Academy of Sciences, in its review of the Instituzioni, stated that: “We regard it as the most complete and best made treatise.” Pope Benedict XIV was similarly impressed and appointed Agnesi professor of mathematics at the University of Bologna in…
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