Definition:Witch of Agnesi/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Witch of Agnesi
The witch of Agnesi was studied in detail by Maria Gaëtana Agnesi in the $18$th century, but does not actually originate from her.
It had previously been written about by others, for example Pierre de Fermat.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): witch of Agnesi (versiera)
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): witch of Agnesi (versiera)