Gerard Desargue: A Genius Who Revolutionized Geometry

Gerard Desargue: A Genius Who Revolutionized Geometry

Lyon, France, was a bustling city in the late six­teenth cen­tu­ry. It was a hub for com­merce, bank­ing, and intel­lec­tu­al dis­course. And it was here, in 1591, that Gérard Desar­gues was born into a promi­nent fam­i­ly. His father, Éti­enne Desar­gues, was a mag­is­trate and a city offi­cial, which meant that young Gérard grew up in an envi­ron­ment sur­round­ed by influential

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FLASHCARD: Claude Mydorge

Today, we’re trav­el­ing back to the sev­en­teenth cen­tu­ry to meet a less­er-known fig­ure in math­e­mat­ics: Claude Mydorge. While not a house­hold name like Descartes or Fer­mat, Mydorge con­tributed to the math­e­mat­i­cal con­ver­sa­tions of his time and qui­et­ly left a mark on the geo­met­ric land­scape. So, who was Claude Mydorge, and why should we care about him today? Let’s unpack his story.

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