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cycloid: Quick Facts

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Photos

Figure 20: Cycloids.
A green circle rolls along a straight horizontal line, and a point on its circumference traces a looping red cycloid curve above the line.
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Key People

French philosopher Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal
French philosopher and scientist
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Marin Mersenne
French mathematician