Re: "witch of Agnesi" (fwd)

Jo Sanders (jsanders@halcyon.com)
Wed, 19 Nov 1997 14:55:43 -0800 (PST)


Answer below, from Leah McCoy, Wake Forest University.

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 16:34:08 -0500
From: Leah McCoy <mccoy@wfu.edu>
Reply-To: eqteam97@wfu.edu
To: eqteam97@wfu.edu
Subject: Re: "witch of Agnesi" (fwd)

It was a translation error--the word for the type of curve she discovered
and the word "witch" were similar, and it was mistranslated. Then both the
curve and Maria were known as "The Witch of Agnesi." I could find you a
reference......

Leah

At 01:12 PM 11/19/97 -0800, you wrote:
>Hmmm ... Anyone know?? Jo
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