Gérard Desargues
Gérard Desargues (1591–1661) was a Kingdom of France mathematician, architect and engineer.
Also recorded as Girard Desargues; Gaspard Desargues; Gerard Desargues; Jerar Dezarq.
Overview
The authority record associates the name with baroque architecture and Baroque. Places of work recorded in the authority include Paris and Lyon. Works named in the authority record include Brouillon project d'une atteinte aux evenemens des rencontres d'une cone avec un plan, Desargues' theorem, Desargues graph and Desargues configuration. Catalogue entries for design state maker, model, date of production and edition. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.
In detail
French mathematician and engineer
Sources
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“Girard Desargues”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q152817: Gérard Desargues
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