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Thom's Eggs


ThomsEggs

Egg-shaped curves constructed using multiple circles which Thom (1967) used to model Megalithic stone rings in Britain.


See also

Egg, Oval

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References

Dixon, R. Mathographics. New York: Dover, p. 6, 1991.Thom, A. "Mathematical Background." Ch. 4 in Megalithic Sites in Britain. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, pp. 27-33, 1967.

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Thom's Eggs

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Thom's Eggs." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/ThomsEggs.html

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