Trisecting the Angle/Parabola/Historical Note

Historical Note on Trisection of Angle by Parabola

Use of the parabola to trisect an angle appears to have originated with René Descartes.


Sources

  • 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $3$
  • 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {A}.11$: Descartes ($\text {1596}$ – $\text {1650}$)
  • 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $3$
This article is issued from ProofWiki. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.