The catenary - An ancient problem on the computer screen

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 451-457

  Nedev, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND METALLURGY   (Bulgaria)

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EID: 0037671925     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/21/5/311     Document Type: Article

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