Descartes and the cylindrical helix

DOI10.1016/j.hm.2009.10.006zbMath1206.01022OpenAlexW2015346359MaRDI QIDQ990263

Andrew Arana, Paolo Mancosu

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

zbMATH Keywords

cochleaDescartesPappusMersenneArchimedean spiralBesson's machineCornelis de WaardCylindrical helixdouble motion construction of cylindrical helixDürerGalilean cycloidGaudey's constructiongeometrical curveheliceHenk BosHeronHuygens' machineJacques Bessonmechanical curveprojection from the Archimedean spiral construction of cylindrical helixquadratrixRené PintardSimpliciussquaring 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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Cites Work

• Archimedes and the spirals: the heuristic background
• The Beginnings of Analytic Geometry in Three Dimensions
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