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Basic Concepts of Descriptive Geometry
2. Basic Concepts of Descriptive Geometry From this moment onwards we look at a particular branch of Geometry Descriptive Geometry developed by Gaspard Monge in the late eighteenth century, who, incidentally, played an important role in Napoleonic war efforts, and which, now plays a major part of current architectural drawing practice. Gaspard Monge Gaspard Monge (1746-1818) discovered (or invented) the principles of Descriptive Geometry at the tender age of 18, working as a military engineer on the design of fortifications, which were made of stones accurately cut to fit one onto another so that a wall or turret so constructed was self-supporting and strong enough to withstand bombardment.
Basic Concepts of Descriptive Geometry From this moment onwards we look at a particular branch of geometry—descriptive geometry—developed by Gaspard Monge in the late eighteenth century, who, incidentally, played an important role in Napoleonic war efforts, and which, now plays a major part of current architectural drawing practice.
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