Meusnier, Monge and Dupin - Differential Geometry - Lecture 32
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This lecture examines Gaspard Monge’s contributions to geometry, including theorems about tetrahedra and his study of developable surfaces, surface families, and lines of curvature.
Syllabus
Introduction
Gaspard Monge 1746-1818
Monge's theorem
Monge point of a tetrahedron
Trigonometry of a tetrahedron
Monge liked developable surfaces
One parameter families of surfaces
Lines of curvature of a circle
Ellipsoids
Recall in plane
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