Center of Gravity of Cycloid/Historical Note

Historical Note on Center of Gravity of Cycloid

The question of the location of the Center of Gravity of Cycloid was posed by Blaise Pascal in $1658$.

Some sources suggest that it was solved by Christopher Wren, but this is not easy to corroborate.


Sources

  • 1937: Eric Temple Bell: Men of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text{V}$: "Greatness and Misery of Man"
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