Definition:Tractrix/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Tractrix
The tractrix was first investigated by Claude Perrault in $1670$.
It was later studied by Isaac Newton in $1676$ and Christiaan Huygens in $1692$.
Jacob Bernoulli also gave some time to it.
Sources
- 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {A}.20$: The Bernoulli Brothers