{"product_id":"oeuvres-de-desargues-paperback-9781108032575","title":"Oeuvres de Desargues (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108032575","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOeuvres de Desargues\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1864 edition reintroduced the important, previously lost, works on geometry of the French mathematician Gérard Desargues (1591–1661).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGérard Desargues (Author), Noël Germinal Poudra (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108032575, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 November 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e546 pages, 26 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.1 cm, 0.69 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe French mathematician and engineer Gérard Desargues (1591–1661) 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 Noël-Germinal Poudra (1794–1894). 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 'Traité des Coniques' (1639), with a lexicon of the scientific terms used.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePréface\u003cbr\u003e Biographie de Desargues\u003cbr\u003e Renseignements biographiques\u003cbr\u003e Perspective de 1636\u003cbr\u003e Traité des Coniques\u003cbr\u003e Brouillon project\u003cbr\u003e Coupe des pierres, perspective, gnomonique\u003cbr\u003e Gnomonique\u003cbr\u003e Gnomonique, manière de poser le style\u003cbr\u003e Recueil de propositions diverses\u003cbr\u003e Proposition fondamentale de la pratique de la perspective\u003cbr\u003e Autre fondement, du fort et du faible\u003cbr\u003e Fondement du compas optique\u003cbr\u003e 1re proposition géométrique\u003cbr\u003e 2e proposition géométrique\u003cbr\u003e 3e proposition géométrique\u003cbr\u003e Perspective adressée aux théoriciens\u003cbr\u003e 1re reconnaissance de Desargues placée en tète de la coupe des pierres de Bosse 1643\u003cbr\u003e 2e reconnaissance, placée en tète de la Gnomonique de Bosse\u003cbr\u003e 3e reconnaissance, placée en tète de la Perspective de Bosse\u003cbr\u003e Extraits de divers écrits et affiches.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Geometry [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geometry\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geometry%20%5BPBM%5D%22\"\u003ePBM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266032914712,"sku":"9781108032575","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108032575i.jpg?v=1694873721","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/oeuvres-de-desargues-paperback-9781108032575","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}