Interactive simulations & visualizations
Visualizing the beauty in physics and mathematics
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Harmonograph simulator
🎯 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
🧠 Inspired by Harmonograph3D found on prettymathpics.com
🐍 A VPython version is available as well, see chaos_game.py
👉 Click with mouse to create another harmonograph!
A harmonograph is a mechanical apparatus that employs pendulums to create a geometric image. The drawings created typically are Lissajous curves or related drawings of greater complexity. The devices, which began to appear in the mid-19th century and peaked in popularity in the 1890s, cannot be conclusively attributed to a single person, although Hugh Blackburn, a professor of mathematics at the University of Glasgow, is commonly believed to be the official inventor. — Wikipedia
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