Gaspar Monge

Authors

  • Agustí Reventós i Tarrida

Abstract

This article seeks to pay tribute, 200 years after his death, to Monge's work in the field of differential geometry of curves and surfaces. After a brief reminder of his biography, we focus on his work on evolutes of curves in space and especially on the origin of the lines of curvature, in an article dedicated to transport of land. The Feuille xv of his famous Feuilles d'analyse is analyzed in detail and a brief comment is made on the rest of his works in differential geometry. We attach a note, by Josep Lluís Solé, about one of Monge's friends and his biographer: François Arago.

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Published

2019-01-25

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Reventós i Tarrida, A. (2019). Gaspar Monge. Butlletí De La Societat Catalana De Matemàtiques, 33(2), 111–145. Retrieved from https://revistes.iec.cat/index.php/BSCM/article/view/101609.003

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Vol. 33 No. 2 (2018)

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