Definition:Involute/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Involute
The concept of the involute of a curve in the plane was first introduced by Christiaan Huygens during his analysis of the cycloid in his $1673$ treatise Horologium Oscillatorium sive de Motu Pendularium.
Sources
- 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {A}.17$: Huygens ($\text {1629}$ – $\text {1695}$)