Descriptive geometry in England: lost in translation

This chapter looks at the history of descriptive geometry in England, and why here it had such a short, and not a very fulfilling life. Having arrived to England in the immediate aftermath of the wars between England and France, its translation and attempts to introduce it into the educational system happened only after the 1840s. The lack of direct, implicit knowledge of the original technique, and some aspects of mistranslation, meant that the technique was never properly understood. Descriptive geometry is still mainly regarded as a drawing, rather than a mathematical technique in England, and has not been practised since the end of the nineteenth century. Polytechnic schools in England were another short-lived phenomena, and only of any significance and showing similarity with the French model in the second half of the twentieth century

Inventaire chronologique de l'œuvre d'Alexis-Claude Clairaut (1713-1765)

SUMMARY. — This article comprises : I. The chronological list of Clairauťs publications : transactions, works, re-issues and translations, from 1731 to 1947; II. An analysis of previous publications : classification according to date of composition, analytical inventory of subjects treated; III. A list of Clairauťs principal manuscripts and their location ; IV. A provisional inventory of his correspondence.RÉSUMÉ. — Cet article comprend : I. L'inventaire chronologique des publications de Clairaut : mémoires, ouvrages, rééditions, traductions, de 1731 à 1947 ; II. L'analyse des publications précédentes : classement d'après leur date de rédaction, inventaire analytique des sujets traités ; III. La liste des principaux manuscrits de Clairaut et leur localisation ; IV. L'inventaire sommaire de sa correspondance.Taton Rene. Inventaire chronologique de l'œuvre d'Alexis-Claude Clairaut (1713-1765). In: Revue d'histoire des sciences, tome 29, n°2, 1976. pp. 97-122

D. Papp, El Problema del Origen de los Mundos

Taton Rene. D. Papp, El Problema del Origen de los Mundos. In: Revue d'histoire des sciences et de leurs applications, tome 7, n°3, 1954. pp. 289-290

F. Sherwood Taylor, An Illustrated History of Science

Taton Rene. F. Sherwood Taylor, An Illustrated History of Science. In: Revue d'histoire des sciences et de leurs applications, tome 12, n°1, 1959. pp. 74-75

Aldo Mieli, Desiderio Papp et José Babini, Panorama general de Hisioria de la Ciencia, La ciencia del Benacimiento

Taton Rene. Aldo Mieli, Desiderio Papp et José Babini, Panorama general de Hisioria de la Ciencia, La ciencia del Benacimiento. In: Revue d'histoire des sciences et de leurs applications, tome 9, n°1, 1956. pp. 93-94

Condorcet et Sylvestre-François Lacroix

Taton Rene. Condorcet et Sylvestre-François Lacroix . In: Revue d'histoire des sciences et de leurs applications, tome 12, n°2, 1959. pp. 127-158

A. C. Crombie, Histoire des Sciences de Saint Augustin à Galilée (400-1650)

Taton René. A. C. Crombie, Histoire des Sciences de Saint Augustin à Galilée (400-1650). In: Annales. Economies, sociétés, civilisations. 15ᵉ année, N. 1, 1960. pp. 191-193