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Abstract
A strange title, might you say: Answer is in the question! However, contrary to popular belief and numerous citations in the literature, the image of the snowflake curve is not present or even mentioned in Helge von Koch’s original articles. So, where and when did the first snowflake fall? Join us on a journey back in time to discover the snowflake curve.
Acknowledgment
The author would like to thank the two anonymous reviewers for their comments and suggestions, which led to an improvement of the original manuscript. The author is especially grateful to Anders Kornestedt for permission to use the image of the snowflake curve in . This work is part of a research project on Helge von Koch supported by the French Institute in Sweden.
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Yann Demichel
Yann Demichel received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Université Clermont Auvergne, France, in 2006. He joined Université Paris Nanterre in 2010 as assistant professor in mathematics. His research interests include fractal geometry, fractal analysis, and stochastic geometry, as well as history of mathematics.