Known as the father of descriptive geometry, Gaspard Monge (1746-1818) was born in Beaune, Burgundy in France. Attending college at an early age, Monge showed mathematical talent early on. He drew a ...

DESCRIPTIVE Geometry affords the practical means of dealing with geometry in three dimensions, in the same manner that Practical Geometry, that is to say, the intelligent use of drawing and of ...

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THIS text-book of modern projective geometry forms an admirable introduction to the subject, and should be known to all who are interested in this branch of mathematics. The first chapter deals with ...