单词 | Dürer's Conchoid |
释义 | Dürer's Conchoid![]() These curves appear in Dürer's work Instruction in Measurement with Compasses and Straight Edge (1525) and arose ininvestigations of perspective. Dürer constructed the curve by drawing lines The Envelope of the lines Dürer called the curve ``Muschellini,'' which means Conchoid. However, it is not a true Conchoid and so issometimes called Dürer's Shell Curve. The Cartesian equation is ![]() The above curves are for ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() References Lawrence, J. D. A Catalog of Special Plane Curves. New York: Dover, pp. 157-159, 1972. Lockwood, E. H. A Book of Curves. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, p. 163, 1967. MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive. ``Dürer's Shell Curves.''http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Curves/Durers.html. |
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