Definition of Desargues. Meaning of Desargues. Synonyms of Desargues

- projective geometry. Desargues' theorem, the Desargues graph, and the crater Desargues on the Moon are named in his honour. Born in Lyon, Desargues came from a...
- which Desargues's theorem is false. Desargues never published this theorem, but it appeared in an appendix entitled Universal Method of M. Desargues for...
- graph theory, the Desargues graph is a distance-transitive, cubic graph with 20 vertices and 30 edges. It is named after Girard Desargues, arises from several...
- after Girard Desargues. The Desargues configuration can be constructed in two dimensions from the points and lines occurring in Desargues's theorem, in...
- lesser craters intrude into the rim, with Desargues M forming a bulge into the southern rim and Desargues A overlying the northern rim. By convention...
- projective spaces; such embeddability is a consequence of a property known as Desargues' theorem, not shared by all projective planes. A projective plane consists...
- Kepler (1571–1630) and Girard Desargues (1591–1661) independently developed the concept of the "point at infinity". Desargues developed an alternative way...
- study painting. Upon his return to Paris, he became a disciple of Girard Desargues from whom he learned geometrical perspective and was received as a master...
- include: Projective geometry, introduced in the 16th century by Girard Desargues, extends Euclidean geometry by adding points at infinity at which parallel...
- include: projective geometry of three dimensions (leading to a proof of Desargues' theorem by using an extra dimension) further polyhedra descriptive geometry...