Talk:Catenary arch

Should the Robert Hooke painting/image be removed?
It doesn't add as much as an old historical image might. rigsby (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:17, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

Remove the image
We can't start making wikipedia a platform for artists to expose their work. It also confuses the reader, causing them to wast time researching who made it and when, which = commercial for SELF! Remove! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.173.226.101 (talk) 09:09, 15 November 2020 (UTC)

Brunelleschi?
Did Brunelleschi really design the dome in Florence along the principle of the catenary? This claim has no reference. And it seems unlikely for two reasons. First, Isaac Newton first determined the catenary is the shape of a hanging chain, but he lived three centuries later. Second and more important, a catenary's curvature increases as you get closer to the apex, but Brunelleschi's dome tends to straighten out as it gets higher. It looks like it follows a curve that eventually converges on a 45 degree incline. And third, the dome supports a heavier cap, unlike a free-standing catenary arch. —MiguelMunoz (talk) 09:09, 22 April 2022 (UTC)