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Gaspard Monge, Comte de Péluse (French pronunciation: [ɡaspaʁ mɔ̃ʒ kɔ̃t də pelyz]; 9 May 1746 [2] – 28 July 1818) [3] was a French mathematician, commonly presented as the inventor of descriptive geometry, [4] [5] (the mathematical basis of) technical drawing, and the father of differential geometry. [6]
Elements of Descriptive Geometry, with Their Application to Spherical Trigonometry, Spherical Projections, and Warped Surfaces (1826); 1866 edition; Elements of Geometry and Trigonometry (1828), translated from the French of A. M. Legendre, by David Brewster. Revised and Adapted to the Course of Instruction in the United States.
Descriptive geometry is the branch of geometry which allows the representation of three-dimensional objects in two dimensions by using a specific set of procedures. The resulting techniques are important for engineering, architecture, design and in art. [1] The theoretical basis for descriptive geometry is provided by planar geometric projections.
Rabattement was extensively used by stonemasons in the construction drawings, and, together with projection plane, evolved into a method of descriptive geometry. Descriptive geometry manuals sometimes use the term "rotation" when discussing moving points and lines, reserving rabattement for shapes and planes, but in practice both operations are ...
The Rytz’s axis construction is a basic method of descriptive geometry to find the axes, the semi-major axis and semi-minor axis and the vertices of an ellipse, starting from two conjugated half-diameters. If the center and the semi axis of an ellipse are determined the ellipse can be drawn using an ellipsograph or by hand (see ellipse).
Pages in category "Descriptive geometry" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
During the same period, the French mathematician Gaspard Monge developed descriptive geometry, a means of representing three-dimensional objects in two-dimensional space, and contributed to technical drawing in a major way. His work set the ground for orthographic projection which is one of the core techniques to be used in technical drawing today.
Edward Waring FRS (c. 1736 – 15 August 1798) was a British mathematician.He entered Magdalene College, Cambridge as a sizar and became Senior wrangler in 1757. He was elected a Fellow of Magdalene and in 1760 Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, holding the chair until his death.