Talk:Lituus

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Page should probably be split... AnonMoos 02:58, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] lituus - k or a^2?

Hello! I was wondering about the 'k' value in the current lituus equation. I checked out my CRC book of Standard Mathematical Tables 22nd ed. and instead of k it uses a². I suppose the two quantities could be equivalent, but does the different notation have any significance or does it simply change some aesthetic property of the curve (ie the distance between two consecutive spirals)? Any explanation would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! --Krokke (talk) 04:37, 2 May 2008 (UTC)