Historical mathematical curves
Page by Murray Bourne, IntMath.com. Last updated: 14 January 2020.
This is a collection of famous math curves that have been studied throughout history. There are animations and exploratory activities that help to explain the curves.
Witch of Agnesi
Witch of Agnesi is an interesting curve studied by the 18th century Italian mathematician, Maria Agnesi.
See some animations and some background on this curve at:
Lemniscate of Bernoulli
Jacob Bernoulli studied and described this interesting curve in the late 17th century. It is a modification of the ellipse.
See some animations and some background on this curve, including a portion where I respect Bernoulli's dying wishes at:
Quadratrix of Dinostratus
The ancient Greek mathematicians studied this curve in an attempt to solve problems such as trisecting an angle and squaring a circle.
See some animations and some background on this curve at:
