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A Geometrical Construction for epi- and Hypo-Cycloids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2016

H. E. Piggott
H. E. Piggott*
Affiliation:
R.N. College, Dartmouth
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Extract

In the Gazette for January, 1925, I gave a geometrical construction for a cardioid. Thé curve was obtained as the envelope of chords of a circle drawn to a certain rule. It has recently come to my notice that the rule can be extended to cover epi- and hypo-cycloids.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 14 , Issue 193 , March 1928 , pp. 76 - 78
Copyright
Copyright © Mathematical Association 1928

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