Descartes and the cylindrical helix

DOI10.1016/J.HM.2009.10.006zbMATH Open1206.01022OpenAlexW2015346359MaRDI QIDQ990263FDOQ990263

Authors: Paolo Mancosu, Andrew Arana 

Publication date: 6 September 2010

Published in: Historia Mathematica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2009.10.006

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zbMATH Keywords

cochleaDescartesPappusMersenneArchimedean spiralBesson's machineCornelis de WaardCylindrical helix[https://portal.mardi4nfdi.de/w/index.php?title=+Special%3ASearch&search=D%EF%BF%BD%EF%BF%BDrer&go=Go D��rer]double motion construction of cylindrical helixGalilean cycloidGaudey's constructiongeometrical curveheliceHenk BosHeronHuygens' machineJacques Bessonmechanical curveprojection from the Archimedean spiral construction of cylindrical helixquadratrix[https://portal.mardi4nfdi.de/w/index.php?title=+Special%3ASearch&search=Ren%EF%BF%BD%EF%BF%BD+Pintard&go=Go Ren�� Pintard]Simpliciussquaring of the circlestring constructions of cylindrical helixsubdivision of angle into equal partsTheon of Smyrna Claviustriangle wrapping constructions of cylindrical helixVitruviusVivianiwater screw

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45)

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