Concept information
Preferred term
spiral of Theodorus
Definition
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In geometry, the spiral of Theodorus (also called square root spiral, Spiral of Einstein, Pythagorean spiral, or Pythagoras's snail) is a spiral composed of right triangles, placed edge-to-edge. It was named after Theodorus of Cyrene.
(Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiral_of_Theodorus)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Pythagoras's snail
- Pythagorean spiral
- Spiral of Einstein
- square root spiral
In other languages
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French
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escargot de Pythagore
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spirale d'Anderhub
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/PSR-NW3R82QZ-F
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