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Leonardo, Rapunzel and the Mathematics of Hair

Professor Raymond E. Goldstein FRS · Gresham College

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About

From Leonardo da Vinci to the Brothers Grimm our fascination with hair has endured in art and science. This talk will cover the mathematics involved, focusing on the important historical developments of elasticity theory due to Euler and Bernoulli.

The talk

  1. Leonardo, Rapunzel and the Mathematics of Hair 2016-11-09 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Raymond E. Goldstein FRS
Year
2016
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Mathematics, History
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
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