Carnot’s theory of transversals and its applications by Servois and Brianchon: the awakening of synthetic geometry in France

Autor:	Andrea Del Centina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Philosophy of science Pascal (programming language) Algebra symbols.namesake Mathematics (miscellaneous) History and Philosophy of Science Conic section symbols Carnot cycle History of science computer Synthetic geometry computer.programming_language Projective geometry Mathematics
Zdroj:	Archive for History of Exact Sciences. 76:45-128
ISSN:	1432-0657 0003-9519
DOI:	10.1007/s00407-021-00276-1
Popis:	In this paper we discuss in some depth the main theorems pertaining to Carnot’s theory of transversals, their initial reception by Servois, and the applications that Brianchon made of them to the theory of conic sections. The contributions of these authors brought the long-forgotten theorems of Desargues and Pascal fully to light, renewed the interest in synthetic geometry in France, and prepared the ground from which projective geometry later developed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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