Re: mystery curve

2001-02-12 Thread Chris Lusby Taylor
i-koeln.de Sent: 11 February 2001 23:15 Subject: mystery curve  >There is a curve for which the transition from one radius of curvature to >another is as gradual as possible.  I too have forgotten its name however it >can be formed by bending a length of material of constant stiffness (su

Re: mystery curve

2001-02-12 Thread John Davis
lly thought!   Best regards,   John - Dr J R DavisFlowton, UK52.08N, 1.043Eemail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Peter Abrahams To: sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de Sent: 11 February 2001 23:15 Subject: mystery curve >There is a c

mystery curve

2001-02-11 Thread Peter Abrahams
>There is a curve for which the transition from one radius of curvature to >another is as gradual as possible. I too have forgotten its name however it >can be formed by bending a length of material of constant stiffness (such as >a garden hose) into a loop by holding only its ends. That's a