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VERSIERA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- witch of Agnesi
1, record 1, English, witch%20of%20Agnesi
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- witch 2, record 1, English, witch
correct
- Agnesi's versiera 3, record 1, English, Agnesi%27s%20versiera
correct
- versiera 3, record 1, English, versiera
correct
- versorio 4, record 1, English, versorio
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plane cubic curve defined by drawing a circle of radius "a," tangent to the "x"-axis at the origin, then drawing a line through the origin and forming a right triangle with its hypotenuse on this line and one leg parallel to the "x"-axis, the other parallel to the "y"-axis, and passing, respectively, through the points of intersection of this line with the circle and the line "y" = "2a". 5, record 1, English, - witch%20of%20Agnesi
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The curve was studied by Maria Agnesi in the 18th century. The Italian mathematician Guido Grandi had previously named it the "versorio", from the Latin "vertere" (to turn). Agnesi confused this with "versiera" which has "witch" as one of its colloquial meanings. 4, record 1, English, - witch%20of%20Agnesi
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cubique d'Agnesi
1, record 1, French, cubique%20d%27Agnesi
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- courbe agnésienne 1, record 1, French, courbe%20agn%C3%A9sienne
correct, feminine noun
- sorcière d'Agnesi 2, record 1, French, sorci%C3%A8re%20d%27Agnesi
correct, feminine noun
- agnésienne 1, record 1, French, agn%C3%A9sienne
correct, feminine noun
- versiera 1, record 1, French, versiera
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Courbe plane symétrique à l'axe y et asymptote de l'axe x. 3, record 1, French, - cubique%20d%27Agnesi
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
D'après le nom de la mathématicienne Maria Gaetana Agnesi, par analogie à la forme d'un chapeau de sorcière. 4, record 1, French, - cubique%20d%27Agnesi
Record 1, Key term(s)
- versorio
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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