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   Sugimoto, S.; Takagi, S.; Fujita, T.; Hata, Y.
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2. A catenary problem  
   Lynch, M. A. M.
   Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications, 2001, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 56-65 , Ingenta.  
3. The brachistochrone problem with frictional forces.
   Giambò, Roberto; Giannoni, Fabio
   ESAIM Control Optim. Calc. Var. 5 (2000), 187--206 (electronic), Math. Sci. Net.  
4. Reexamining the Catenary   
   Paul Cella  
   College Math Journal: Volume 30, Number 5, 1999, Pages: 391-393.  
5. Catenaria vera---the true catenary. Exposition.  
   Denzler, Jochen; Hinz, Andreas M.
   Math. 17 (1999), no. 2, 117--142, Math. Sci. Net.  
6. Johann Bernoulli's brachistochrone solution using Fermat's principle of least time.
   Erlichson, Herman
   European J. Phys. 20 (1999), no. 5, 299--304, Math. Sci. Net.  
7. A Catenary Element for the Analysis of Cable Structures.
   Wei, Peng; Bingnan, Sun; Jinchun, Tang
   Applied mathematics and mechanics, 1999, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 532 , Ingenta.  
8. Folding pathways as brachistochrones.
   Fernández, Ariel; Niel, Blanca
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9. Brachistochrone with Coulomb friction.
   Lipp, Stephen C.
   SIAM J. Control Optim. 35 (1997), no. 2, 562--584, Math. Sci. Net.  
10. A New Minimization Proof for the Brachistochrone  
    Gary Lawlor  
    American Mathematical Monthly, Vol. 103, No. 3. (Mar., 1996), pp. 242-249, Jstor.  
11. A Note on the Brachistochrone Problem  
    Jim Zeng
    College Math Journal: Volume 27, Number 3, 1996, Pages: 206-208
12. Exploring the Brachistochrone Problem  
    LaDawn Haws, Terry Kiser  
    American Mathematical Monthly, Vol. 102, No. 4. (Apr., 1995), pp. 328-336, Jstor.  
13. Finite Catenary and the Method of Lagrange  
    K. Veselic  
    SIAM Review, Vol. 37, No. 2. (Jun., 1995), pp. 224-229, Jstor.  
14. Optimizing Catenary Length and Tension.
    Machine design, 1995, vol. 67, no. 12, pp. 98 , Ingenta.  
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    de Icaza Herrera, Miguel
    Rev. Mexicana Fís. 40 (1994), no. 3, 459--475, Math. Sci. Net.  
16. A Brief History and Survey of the Catenary Chain Conjectures  
    L. J. Ratliff, Jr.
    American Mathematical Monthly, Vol. 88, No. 3. (Mar., 1981), pp. 169-178, Jstor.  
17. A new look at the brachistochrone problem.
    van Dooren, René; Vlassenbroeck, Jacques
    Z. Angew. Math. Phys. 31 (1980), no. 6, 785--790, Math. Sci. Net.  
18. Brachistochrones, tautochrones, evolutes, and tessellations.
    McKinley, John M.
    Amer. J. Phys. 47 (1979), no. 1, 81--86, Math. Sci. Net.  
19. The brachistochrone for a material point with arbitrary initial velocity.
    Atanackovi'c, T. M.
    Amer. J. Phys. 46 (1978), no. 12, 1274--1275, Math. Sci. Net.  
20. A Polygonal Arch Generated by Rolling a Polygon (in Classroom Notes)  
    Duane W. DeTemple  
    American Mathematical Monthly, Vol. 82, No. 1. (Jan., 1975), pp. 56-59, Jstor.  
21. The brachistochrone with acceleration: a running track.
    Drummond, J. E.; Downes, G. L.
    J. Optimization Theory Appl. 7 (1971), 444--449, Math. Sci. Net.  
22. An Elementary Solution of the Brachistochrone Problem  
    Donald C. Benson  
    American Mathematical Monthly, Vol. 76, No. 8. (Oct., 1969), pp. 890-894, Jstor.  
23. The Circular Tractrix  
    W. G. Cady  
    American Mathematical Monthly, Vol. 72, No. 10. (Dec., 1965), pp. 1065-1071, Jstor.  
24. On the Equations for a Flexible Suspension Cable (in Classroom Notes)  
    Morris Morduchow  
    American Mathematical Monthly, Vol. 68, No. 8. (Oct., 1961), pp. 781-783, Jstor.  
25. The Catenary and the Tractrix (in Classroom Notes)  
    Robert C. Yates
    American Mathematical Monthly, Vol. 66, No. 6. (Jun. - Jul., 1959), pp. 500-505, Jstor.  
26. Simplified numerical solution of a catenary  
    Geer, Elihu  
    Indust. Math. 7 1956 119--130, Math. Sci. Net.  
27. Catenary and Tractrix in Non-Euclidean Geometry  
    Fulton, Curtis M.  
    Math. Mag. 27, (1953). 79--84, Math. Sci. Net.  
28. Discussions: Note on the Catenary (in Questions and Discussions)  
    H. M. Dadourian  
    American Mathematical Monthly, Vol. 31, No. 2. (Feb., 1924), pp. 85-86, Jstor.  
29. On the Determination of a Catenary with Given Directrix and Passing Through Two Given Points  
    Harris F. MacNeish
    The Annals of Mathematics, 2nd Ser., Vol. 7, No. 2. (Jan., 1906), pp. 65-71, Jstor.  
30. Concerning The Tractrix of a Curve, with Planimetric Application  
    Derrick N. Lehmer  
    The Annals of Mathematics, 2nd Ser., Vol. 1, No. 1/4. (1899 - 1900), pp. 14-20, Jstor.  
31. Note on the Catenary  
    W. W. Johnson  
    The Analyst, Vol. 6, No. 4. (Jul., 1879), pp. 119-120, Jstor.  

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