Etymology

Clawson point

Today it means: A point in a triangle defined by the trilinear coordinates tan α : tan β : tan γ, where α, β, γ are the interior angles at the triangle vertices A, B, C. Full definition →

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The story

Named after John Wentworth Clawson, who published it 1925.

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