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Fermat’s spiral

Menelaus, late 1st century; Pierre de Fermat, 1636

The spiral r² = a²θ, whose two arms meet at the centre and divide the plane into two equal regions. Each turn adds the same area, so the turns crowd closer as they go out.

r = ±a√φ

On mathcurve.com as Spirale de Fermat

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