Oeuvres de Desargues [Paperback]

This 1864 edition reintroduced the important, previously lost, works on geometry of the French mathematician G?rard Desargues (15911661).The French mathematician G?rard Desargues (15911661) was one of the founders of projective geometry. His writings, published in two volumes in 1864 by No?l-Germinal Poudra (17941894), reveal Desargues' important role in the scientific debates of the seventeenth century. Volume 1 contains the majority of Desargues' treatises.The French mathematician G?rard Desargues (15911661) was one of the founders of projective geometry. His writings, published in two volumes in 1864 by No?l-Germinal Poudra (17941894), reveal Desargues' important role in the scientific debates of the seventeenth century. Volume 1 contains the majority of Desargues' treatises.The French mathematician and engineer G?rard Desargues (15911661) was one of the founders of projective geometry. Desargues' theorem is named in the honour of this prolific writer of treatises on geometry and its application to the arts and architecture. His important writings, which had been lost, were published in 1864 by the mathematician and scientific historian No?l-Germinal Poudra (17941894). Poudra's two-volume edition, republished here, reveals the major role played by Desargues in the scientific debates of the seventeenth century. It includes a biography of Desargues, in which Poudra discusses his role as architect, as well as his influence on famous scientists of his time including Pascal and Descartes. Volume 1 contains the majority of Desargues' treatises, including 'Perspective' (1636), followed by an analysis by Poudra, and the 'Trait? des Coniques' (1639), with a lexicon of the scientific terms used.Pr?face; Biographie de Desargues; Renseignements biographiques; Perspective de 1636; Trait? des Coniques; Brouillon project; Coupe des pierres, perspective, gnomonique; Gnomonique; Gnomonique, mani?re de poser le style; Recueil de propositions diverses; Proposition fondamental³&