D'OCAGNE, Cours de Géométrie Pure et Appliquée de l'École Polytechnique, 1917
D'OCAGNE, Maurice.
Cours de Géométrie Pure et Appliquée de l'École Polytechnique.
Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1917-1918.
Two volumes 8vo, xi-375 pages /(4)-364 pages. binding : Original printed wrappers. Covers worn.
Maurice d'Ocagne (1862-1938), chief engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées and professor at the École Polytechnique, was a renowned French mathematician. His Cours de Géométrie Pure et Appliquée de l'École Polytechnique is an essential textbook for the training of high-level engineers and scientists. It covers fundamental aspects of geometry, including transformations, perspective, infinitesimal geometry, ruled geometry, and kinematics.