Piriforms
Artobolevsky link-gear mechanism for converting circles into piriform curves
(Artobolevsky, bd II, p. 266).
r = AD (modify r to change the length of AD).
a = OE,
b = OA,
x^4 - 2bx^3 - (r^2 - b^2)x^2 + a^2y^2 = 0.
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