The Geometrical Work of Girard Desargues

Author:   Judith V. Field ,  Jeremy Gray
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
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9780387964034


Pages:   247
Publication Date:   22 December 1986
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Author:   Judith V. Field ,  Jeremy Gray
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Weight:   0.518kg
ISBN:  

9780387964034


ISBN 10:   0387964037
Pages:   247
Publication Date:   22 December 1986
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

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I The Greek Legacy.- II Applied Geometry.- III Mathematical Responses to Desargues' Rough Draft on Conics.- IV The Mathematical Content of the Rough Draft on Conics.- V Translators' Preface.- VI The Rough Draft on Conics (1639).- VII The Perspective (1636).- VIII The Three Geometrical Propositions of 1648.- IX The Sundial Treatise (1640).- Appendix 1 Letter from Descartes to Desargues (19 June 1639).- Appendix 2 Letter from Beaugrand to Desargues (25 July 1639).- Appendix 4 Kepler's Invention of Points at Infinity.- Notes.

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