Concept information
Preferred term
logarithmic spiral
Definition
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A logarithmic spiral, equiangular spiral, or growth spiral is a self-similar spiral curve that often appears in nature. The first to describe a logarithmic spiral was Albrecht Dürer (1525) who called it an "eternal line" ("ewige Linie"). More than a century later, the curve was discussed by Descartes (1638), and later extensively investigated by Jacob Bernoulli, who called it Spira mirabilis, "the marvelous spiral".
(Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logarithmic_spiral)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- equiangular spiral
- growth spiral
In other languages
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French
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spirale de croissance
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spirale équiangle
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/PSR-X0Z8J1NK-Z
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