They’re mainly used to connect floors in homes, but these photographers show spiral staircases like you’ve never seen before. The term “spiral” has a more narrow definition in a mathematical context, as a mathematical spiral lies in a single plane and moves towards or away from a central point. The mathematical term for motion where the locus remains at a fixed distance from a fixed line whilst moving in a circular motion about it is “helical”. The presence or otherwise of a central pole does not affect the terminology applied to the design of the structure. Continue reading for more.
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